He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Chronicles 27:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he didn’t enter the Lord’s sanctuary, but the people still behaved corruptly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He did right in the sight of the Lord, to the extent of all that his father Uzziah had done. However, he did not invade the temple of the Lord. But the people still did corruptly. American Standard Version (1901) And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: howbeit he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people did yet corruptly. Common English Bible Jotham did what was right in the LORD’s eyes, just as his father Uzziah had done. Unlike Uzziah, Jotham didn’t enter the LORD’s temple. But the people continued their crooked practices. Catholic Public Domain Version And he did what was right before the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Uzziah, had done, except that he did not enter into the temple of the Lord, and still the people were transgressing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he did that which was right before the Lord, according to all that Ozias his father had done, only that he entered not into the temple of the Lord, and the people still transgressed. |
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Amaziah had done.
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the Lord’s sight like his ancestor David,
The Lord spoke to Moses: ‘Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly.
Oh sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, brood of evildoers, depraved children! They have abandoned the Lord; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they have turned their backs on him.