He didrightin the sightof the LORD,yetnot with a wholeheart.
Onlythe highplaceswere not takenaway;the peoplestillsacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces.
Joashdidwhat was rightin the sightof the LORDallthe daysof Jehoiadathe priest.
Now afterAmaziahcamefrom slaughteringthe Edomites,he broughtthe godsof the sonsof Seir,setthem up as his gods,boweddownbeforethem and burnedincenseto them.
Now it cameabout as soonas the kingdomwas firmlyin his grasp,that he killedhis servantswho had slainhis fatherthe king.
He didrightin the sightof the LORDaccording to allthat his fatherAmaziahhad done.
For their heartwas not steadfasttowardHim, Norwere they faithfulin His covenant.
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
Their heartis faithless;Nowthey must beartheir guilt.The LORD will breakdowntheir altars[And] destroytheir [sacred] pillars.
"You have nopartorportionin thismatter,for your heartis not rightbeforeGod.
[being] a double-mindedman,unstablein allhis ways.
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
But the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Do not lookat his appearanceor at the heightof his stature,becauseI have rejectedhim; for God[sees] not as mansees,for manlooksat the outwardappearance,but the LORDlooksat the heart."
