Bible Strands
2 Kings 15:3
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the accession and reign length of a Judahite king following the details of his mother and age. The statement functions as a brief royal evaluation positioned between his coronation record and the note that the high places remained.
The words — וַיַּעַשׂ (va.ya.'as) translates as "and he did," and הַיָּשָׁר (ha.ya.shar) means "the right." These terms combine in the formulaic phrase "did what was right."
The thread — This evaluation formula appears in 2 Kings 12:2 regarding Joash, 2 Kings 14:3 regarding Amaziah, and 2 Chronicles 26:4 regarding Uzziah. Each instance ties the king's conduct to his predecessor or to divine instruction.
Why it lands — The text states that the king's actions aligned with Yahweh's standard as modeled by Amaziah before noting the persistent high places. It requires the reader to track how royal legitimacy was measured against a specific ancestral benchmark while acknowledging the unresolved religious compromises.
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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 his father Amaziah had done;
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 12:2 And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
- 2 Kings 14:3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.