He did what was right in the eyes of Adonai just as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Chronicles 27:2 - Tree of Life Version He did what was right in the eyes of Adonai, just as his father Uzziah had done. But unlike his father, he did not enter into the Temple of Adonai. The people, however, acted 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 eyes of Adonai just as his father Amaziah had done.
Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king, and he reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. But he did not do what was right in the eyes of Adonai as his father David had done,
My flesh shudders for fear of You, and I am in awe of Your judgments.
Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go down! For your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have become debased.
Oy , a sinful nation, a people weighed down with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons dealing corruptly! They have abandoned Adonai. They have despised Israel’s Holy One. They have turned backwards.
But no one else dared to join them, though the people continued to think highly of them.