Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 29:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator evaluates King Hezekiah at the start of his twenty-nine-year reign in Jerusalem, placing the assessment immediately after recording his age and maternal lineage.
The words — בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה (be./'ei.Nei Yah.weh) literally means "in the eyes of Yahweh," and וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר (va/i.Ya.'as hai./ya.Shar) translates to "he did the right."
The thread — This exact evaluative formula appears in 2 Chronicles 34:2 for King Josiah, while 2 Chronicles 28:1 employs the same structure to contrast Hezekiah’s father David.
Why it lands — The text defines royal legitimacy by direct continuity with Davidic obedience, requiring the reader to measure leadership against a fixed covenant standard rather than subjective merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 28:1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 34:2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.