2 Kings 15:3

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

2 Kings 15:3 in Other Translations

3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

3 He did what was pleasing in the LORD ’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.

3 He did well in the eyes of God, following in the footsteps of his father Amaziah.

3 Azariah did what was right in the Lord's sight just as his father Amaziah had done.

2 Kings 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:3

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord
At the beginning of his reign, and in an external way:

according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
who did not do what he did as David, sincerely and cordially, ( 2 Kings 14:3 ) ( 2 Chronicles 25:2 ) .

2 Kings 15:3 In-Context

1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

2 He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

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

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

5 The LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, and he lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 14:8