2And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. …
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. …
And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)This account of Joash’s good beginnings we had as it stands here 2 Kgs. 12:1-21, though the latter part of this chapter, concerning his apostasy, we had little of there. What is good in men we should take all occasions to speak of and often repeat it; what is evil we should make mention of but sparingly, and no more than is needful. We shall here only observe, 1. That it is a happy thing for young…
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