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2 Kings 16:2

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

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ASV

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.

KJV

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֶּן־ben-[was] a son ofH1121 →
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimtwentyH6242 →
שָׁנָה֙sha.Nahyear[s]H8141 →
אָחָ֣ז'a.ChazAhazH271 →
בְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.Khowhen became king heH4427 →
וְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-and six-H8337 →
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehteenH6240 →
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141 →
מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakhhe reignedH4427 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe didH6213 →
הַיָּשָׁ֗רhai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477 →
בְּעֵינֵ֛יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430 →
כְּדָוִ֥דke.da.Vidlike DavidH1732 →
אָבִֽיו׃'a.Vivancestor hisH1 →

The walk

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2 Chronicles 28:1–4Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.1 Kings 9:4And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,2 Chronicles 34:2–3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.2 Kings 15:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.1 Kings 3:14So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”1 Kings 15:3And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.2 Chronicles 29:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.2 Kings 18:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.2 Kings 14:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.2 Kings 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.2 Kings 15:34And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.2 Chronicles 17:3Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,1 Kings 11:4–8For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.2 Kings 17:7All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods2 Kings 18:1In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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