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2 Kings 14:3–4

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14:3He did what the Lord approved,5 but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash.614:4But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

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  1. 5 Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”
  2. 6 Heb “according to all which Joash his father had done, he did.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not like David his father. He did in all things as Joash his father had done. But the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He did what was right in the Lord’s sight, but not like his ancestor David. He did everything his father Joash had done. Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

NLTNew Living Translation

Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not like his ancestor David. Instead, he followed the example of his father, Joash. Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as David his ancestor; as all that Jehoash his father had done, he did. Only the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.