Joashdidwhat was rightin the sightof the LORDallthe daysof Jehoiadathe priest.
Jehoashdidrightin the sightof the LORDallhis daysin whichJehoiadathe priestinstructedhim.
Jehoiadatooktwowivesfor him, and he becamethe fatherof sonsand daughters.
He didrightin the sightof the LORD,yetnot with a wholeheart.
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
"But when a righteousmanturnsawayfrom his righteousness,commitsiniquityand doesaccording to allthe abominationsthat a wickedmandoes,will he live?Allhis righteousdeedswhichhe has donewill not be rememberedfor his treacherywhichhe has committedand his sinwhichhe has committed;for them he will die.
