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2 Chronicles 25:2

He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Backsliders;   Deterioration-Development;   Earnestness-Indifference;   Half-Heartedness;   Service;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joash or Jehoash;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Chronicles, I;   Perfection;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amaziah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Amaziah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 28;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight but not wholeheartedly.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
King James Version
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , but not with a perfect heart.
English Standard Version
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , yet not with a whole heart.
New Century Version
Amaziah did what the Lord said was right, but he did not really want to obey him.
Amplified Bible
He did right in the sight of the LORD, yet not wholeheartedly.
New American Standard Bible
He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, only not wholeheartedly.
World English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, but not with a perfect heart.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did vprightly in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfite heart.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, yet not with a whole heart.
Berean Standard Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
Contemporary English Version
Even though Amaziah obeyed the Lord by doing right, he refused to be completely faithful.
Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was right from Adonai 's perspective, but not wholeheartedly.
Darby Translation
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, yet not with a perfect heart.
Easy-to-Read Version
Amaziah did what the Lord wanted him to do, but not with all his heart.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
Good News Translation
He did what was pleasing to the Lord , but did it reluctantly.
Lexham English Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not with a fully-devoted heart.
Literal Translation
And he did the right in the eyes of Jehovah; only, not with a perfect heart.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he dyd yt which was right in the sighte of the LORDE, but not wt a whole her.
American Standard Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.
Bible in Basic English
He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but his heart was not completely true to the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he dyd that which is right in the sight of the Lorde, but not with a perfect heart.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not with a whole heart.
King James Version (1611)
And hee did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfite heart.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
English Revised Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide good in the siyt of the Lord, netheles not in perfit herte.
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, but not with a perfect heart.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
New King James Version
And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a loyal heart.
New Living Translation
Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord 's sight, but not wholeheartedly.
New Life Bible
Amaziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a whole heart.
New Revised Standard
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord , yet not with a true heart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, - only not with a whole heart.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did what was good in the sight of the Lord: but yet not with a perfect heart.
Revised Standard Version
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not with a blameless heart.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah -- only, not with a perfect heart.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did right in the sight of the LORD, yet not with a whole heart.

Contextual Overview

1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion. 3 When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. 4 However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord 's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. A man must be executed only for his own sin." 5 Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age equipped with spears and shields. 6 He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents of silver. 7 But a prophet visited him and said: "O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites. 8 Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating." 9 Amaziah asked the prophet: "But what should I do about the hundred talents of silver I paid the Israelite troops?" The prophet replied, "The Lord is capable of giving you more than that." 10 So Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were very angry at Judah and returned home incensed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

but not: 2 Chronicles 25:14, 2 Chronicles 24:2, 2 Chronicles 26:4, 1 Samuel 16:7, 2 Kings 14:4, Psalms 78:37, Isaiah 29:13, Hosea 10:2, Acts 8:21, James 1:8, James 4:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:9 - perfect Numbers 14:24 - followed me 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 1 Kings 15:3 - and his heart 1 Kings 15:14 - was perfect 2 Kings 12:2 - General 2 Kings 14:3 - he did Psalms 119:80 - sound Isaiah 38:3 - a perfect Luke 11:39 - but Revelation 3:2 - thy works

Cross-References

Genesis 25:1
Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah.
Genesis 25:4
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.
Genesis 25:15
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps—twelve princes according to their clans.
Genesis 25:17
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors.
Genesis 25:18
His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.
Genesis 25:32
"Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die! What use is the birthright to me?"
Genesis 25:33
But Jacob said, "Swear an oath to me now." So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
Genesis 36:35
When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 25:2. He did that which was right — He began his reign well, but soon became an idolater, 2 Chronicles 25:14-15.


 
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