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King James Version (1611 Edition)
2 Kings 15:3
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
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Christian Standard Bible®
Azariah did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.
Azariah did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amatzyah had done.
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amatzyah had done.
King James Version
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
English Standard Version
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
New Century Version
He did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done.
He did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done.
New English Translation
He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.
He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Amplified Bible
He did right in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his father Amaziah had done.
He did right in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with all that his father Amaziah had done.
New American Standard Bible
He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done.
He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did vprightly in the sight of the Lord, according to all yt his father Amaziah did.
And he did vprightly in the sight of the Lord, according to all yt his father Amaziah did.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Contemporary English Version
Azariah obeyed the Lord by doing right, as his father Amaziah had done.
Azariah obeyed the Lord by doing right, as his father Amaziah had done.
Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was right from Adonai 's perspective, following the example of everything his father Amatzyah had done.
He did what was right from Adonai 's perspective, following the example of everything his father Amatzyah had done.
Darby Translation
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Easy-to-Read Version
Azariah did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Azariah did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
Good News Translation
Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord .
Following the example of his father, he did what was pleasing to the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
Literal Translation
And he did the right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah did;
And he did the right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah did;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he dyd righte in the sighte of the LORDE, acordinge to all as dyd Amasias his father,
And he dyd righte in the sighte of the LORDE, acordinge to all as dyd Amasias his father,
American Standard Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Bible in Basic English
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lorde, according to all thinges as did his father Amaziahu.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lorde, according to all thinges as did his father Amaziahu.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all things that Amessias his father did.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all things that Amessias his father did.
English Revised Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Berean Standard Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide that, that was plesaunt bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis which Amasie, his fadir, hadde do;
And he dide that, that was plesaunt bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis which Amasie, his fadir, hadde do;
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Amaziah his father did,
and he doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Amaziah his father did,
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
World English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
New King James Version
And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done,
And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done,
New Living Translation
He did what was pleasing in the Lord 's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.
He did what was pleasing in the Lord 's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.
New Life Bible
Azariah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Azariah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.
New Revised Standard
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord , just as his father Amaziah had done.
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord , just as his father Amaziah had done.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, - according to all that, Amaziah his father, had done.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, - according to all that, Amaziah his father, had done.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did that which was pleasing before the Lord, according to all that his father, Amasias, had done.
And he did that which was pleasing before the Lord, according to all that his father, Amasias, had done.
Revised Standard Version
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amazi'ah had done.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amazi'ah had done.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
He did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Contextual Overview
1 In the twenty and seuenth yeere of Ieroboam king of Israel, began Azariah sonne of Amaziah king of Iudah to reigne. 2 Sixteene yeeres old was he when he began to reigne, and he reigned two aud fifty yeeres in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Iecholiah of Ierusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; 4 Saue that the high places were not remoued: the people sacrificed, and burnt incense still on the high places. 5 And the Lord smote the king, so that hee was a Leper vnto the day of his death, and dwelt in a seuerall house, and Iotham the kings sonne was ouer the house, iudging the people of the land. 6 And the rest of the actes of Azariah, and all that hee did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Iudah? 7 So Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of Dauid, and Iotham his sonne reigned in his stead.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
2 Kings 12:2, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 2 Chronicles 26:4
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:43 - the high 2 Kings 15:34 - according 2 Kings 16:2 - did not 2 Chronicles 26:3 - Jecoliah
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I wil blesse thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt bee a blessing.
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I wil blesse thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt bee a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbred.
And I will make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbred.
Genesis 14:14
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captiue, he armed his trained seruants borne in his owne house, three hundred and eighteene, and pursued them vnto Dan.
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captiue, he armed his trained seruants borne in his owne house, three hundred and eighteene, and pursued them vnto Dan.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sicke: but when the desire commeth, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sicke: but when the desire commeth, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 29:21
He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from a child, shall haue him become his sonne at the length.
He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from a child, shall haue him become his sonne at the length.
Proverbs 30:23
For an odious woman when shee is married, and an handmayd that is heire to her mistresse.
For an odious woman when shee is married, and an handmayd that is heire to her mistresse.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I got me seruants and maydens, and had seruants borne in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattell, aboue all that were in Ierusalem before me.
I got me seruants and maydens, and had seruants borne in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattell, aboue all that were in Ierusalem before me.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I pleade with thee: yet let mee talke with thee of thy iudgements: Wherefore doeth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happie that deale very treacherously?
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I pleade with thee: yet let mee talke with thee of thy iudgements: Wherefore doeth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happie that deale very treacherously?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord,.... At the beginning of his reign, and in an external way:
according to all that his father Amaziah had done; who did not do what he did as David, sincerely and cordially, 2 Kings 14:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 15:3. He did that which was right — It is said, 2 Chronicles 26:5, that he sought the Lord in the days of Zechariah the prophet, and God made him to prosper; that he fought against the Philistines; broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod; prevailed over the Arabians and Mehunims; and that the Ammonites paid him tribute; and his dominion extended abroad, even to the entering in of Egypt; that he built towers in Jerusalem, at the corner gate, valley gate, and turning of the wall; and built towers also in the desert, and digged many wells; that he had a very strong and well-regulated military force, which he provided with a well-stocked arsenal; and constructed many military engines to shoot arrows and project great stones; and that his fame was universally spread abroad.
