2 Kings 14:3

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, though not like his ancestor David. He followed the example of his father Joash instead.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:4 : 4 As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been.
  • 1 Kgs 15:3 : 3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
  • 2 Kgs 12:2 : 2 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, and she was from Beersheba.
  • 2 Chr 24:2 : 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
  • 2 Chr 24:17 : 17 After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and bowed before the king, and the king listened to their advice.
  • 2 Chr 25:2-3 : 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly. 3 When his kingdom was firmly established, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father, the king.
  • 2 Chr 25:14-16 : 14 After Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down to them, and burned sacrifices to them. 15 The anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, 'Why do you consult these gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?' 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
  • Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
  • Zech 1:4-6 : 4 Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: 'This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.' But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever? 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 15:3-4
    2 verses
    88%

    3He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.

    4However, the high places were not removed; the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense there.

  • 2 Chr 24:1-4
    4 verses
    85%

    1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah from Beersheba.

    2Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

    3Jehoiada arranged for Joash to marry two wives, and he fathered sons and daughters.

    4After this, Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 12:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.

    2In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, and she was from Beersheba.

    3Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

  • 2 Kgs 18:3
    84%

    3He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his ancestor David had done.

  • 2 Kgs 15:34
    84%

    34Jotham did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.

  • 2 Chr 27:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1Jotham became king at the age of twenty-five and reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

    2He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. However, he did not enter the temple of the LORD, but the people still acted corruptly.

  • 2 Chr 26:4
    81%

    4He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.

  • 2 Kgs 22:2
    81%

    2He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed in all the ways of his ancestor David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

  • 2 Chr 34:2
    81%

    2He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, walking in the ways of his forefather David. He did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

  • 2 Chr 20:32
    80%

    32Jehoshaphat followed the path of his father Asa and did not turn from it. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 14:4
    80%

    4However, the high places were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

  • 2 Kgs 13:9-12
    4 verses
    80%

    9Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Joash became king in his place.

    10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for sixteen years.

    11He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel to sin; he continued in them.

    12As for the rest of the events of Jehoash's reign, all that he did, and his might, including how he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

  • 2 Chr 29:2
    79%

    2He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestor David had done.

  • 2 Chr 25:2
    79%

    2He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.

  • 1 Kgs 15:11
    79%

    11Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, as his forefather David had done.

  • 1 Kgs 22:43
    78%

    43Jehoshaphat followed in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them and did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 14:2
    77%

    2He removed the foreign altars and the high places, shattered the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

  • 1 Kgs 15:3
    76%

    3He committed all the sins his father had done before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

  • 2 Kgs 23:32
    76%

    32He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done.

  • 2 Kgs 3:2
    76%

    2He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and mother; he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • 2 Kgs 13:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for seventeen years.

    2He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel to sin, and he did not turn away from them.

  • 2 Chr 28:1
    75%

    1Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. However, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD like his ancestor David.

  • 2 Kgs 23:37
    75%

    37He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done.

  • 2 Kgs 24:9
    74%

    9He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father had done.

  • 2 Chr 17:4
    73%

    4Instead, he sought the God of his father and obeyed His commands rather than following the practices of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 3:11
    73%

    11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, and Joash his son.

  • 2 Kgs 14:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15As for the rest of the events of Jehoash’s reign, what he did and his might, and how he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

    16Jehoash rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 14:2
    72%

    2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan, and she was from Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 14:24
    72%

    24He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel into sin.

  • 1 Kgs 22:52
    72%

    52Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.

  • 2 Kgs 15:9
    72%

    9He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which caused Israel to sin.

  • 2 Chr 24:22
    72%

    22King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him but killed his son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, 'May the Lord see this and call you to account.'

  • 2 Kgs 12:19
    72%

    19But Joash king of Judah took all the sacred items that had been dedicated by his forefathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, along with his own sacred gifts and all the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of the LORD and the royal palace—and sent them to Hazael king of Aram. Then Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 31:20
    72%

    20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good, upright, and true before the Lord his God.

  • 2 Kgs 16:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. But he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God as David his ancestor had done.

    3He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and even sacrificed his son in the fire, imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 21:20
    72%

    20He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.

  • 2 Kgs 17:2
    71%

    2He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who came before him.