He didrightin the sightof the LORD,yetnot like Davidhis father;he didaccording to allthat Joashhis fatherhaddone.
For whenSolomonwas old,his wivesturnedhis heartawayafterothergods;and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,as the heartof Davidhis father[had been].
Asadidwhatwas rightin the sightof the LORD,like Davidhis father.
He walkedin allthe sinsof his fatherwhichhe had committedbeforehim; and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,like the heartof his fatherDavid.
Now Solomonlovedthe LORD,walkingin the statutesof his fatherDavid,excepthe sacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces.
Jehoashdidrightin the sightof the LORDallhis daysin whichJehoiadathe priestinstructedhim.
He was twenty-fiveyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedtwenty-nineyearsin Jerusalem.And his mother'snamewas Jehoaddinof Jerusalem.
Onlythe highplaceswere not takenaway;the peoplestillsacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces.
He didrightin the sightof the LORD,according to allthat his fatherDavidhad done.
He didrightin the sightof the LORDand walkedin allthe wayof his fatherDavid,nordid he turnasideto the rightor to the left.
But afterthe deathof Jehoiadathe officialsof Judahcameand boweddownto the king,and the kinglistenedto them.
Joashdidwhat was rightin the sightof the LORDallthe daysof Jehoiadathe priest.
O LORD,my strengthand my stronghold,And my refugein the dayof distress,To You the nationswill comeFrom the endsof the earthand say,"Our fathershave inheritednothingbut falsehood,Futilityand thingsof noprofit."
knowingthat you were not redeemedwith perishable thingslike silverorgoldfrom your futileway of lifeinherited from your forefathers,
