3He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash.


In Context

1 In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.

3 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash.

4 The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

5 After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.

2nd Kings 14:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did that which was right before the Lord, but yet not like David his father. He did according to all things that Joas his father did:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:3and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, only not like David his father, according to all that Joash his father did he hath done,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.