II Kings 14:3
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And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
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This chapter continues the history of the succession in the kingdoms both of Judah and Israel. I. In the kingdom of Judah here is, 1. The entire history (as much as is recorded in this book) of Amaziah's reign (1.) His good character (Kg2 14:1-4). (2.) The justice he executed on the murderers of his father (Kg2 14:5, Kg2 14:6). (3.) His victory over the Edomites (Kg2 14:7). (4.) His war with Joash, and his defeat in that war (Kg2 14:8-14). (5.) His fall, as last, by a conspiracy against him (Kg2 14:17-20). 2. The beginning of the history of Azariah (Kg2 14:21, Kg2 14:22). II. In the kingdom of Israel, the conclusion of the reign of Joash (Kg2 14:15, Kg2 14:16), and the entire history of Jeroboam his son, the second of that name (Kg2 14:23-29). How many great men are made to stand in a little compass in God's book!
Open source ↗14:3-4 While Amaziah’s basic spiritual evaluation was satisfactory, he did not serve the Lord wholeheartedly as his ancestor David had (2 Chr 25:2). David continued to be the spiritual standard for evaluating the kings of Judah (2 Kgs 16:2; 18:3; 1 Kgs 15:5, 11). Tolerance for long-established pagan shrines remained a stumbling block for Judah (2 Kgs 12:3; 1 Kgs 14:23; 15:14; 22:43).
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O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.