2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
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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.
And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. …
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-3)The general account here given of Joash is, 1. That he reigned forty years. As he began his reign when he was very young, he might, in the course of nature, have continued much longer, for he was cut off when he was but forty-seven years old, 2 Kgs. 12:1. 2. That he did that which was right as long as Jehoiada lived to instruct him, 2 Kgs. 12:2. Many young men have come too soon to an estate—have…
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