Howbeit the high places were not taken away Though he first did that which was right before God; nor did his father take them away; see ( 2 Kings 12:3 ) .
2
He was twenty-five years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Y'ho'adan, from Yerushalayim.
3
He did what was right from ADONAI's perspective, although not like David his ancestor; he lived the same way as his father Yo'ash.
4
However, the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and offered on the high places.
5
As soon as he had the kingdom firmly under his control, he put to death the servants of his who had murdered the king his father.
6
But he did not put the children of the murderers to death, because of what is written in the scroll of the Torah of Moshe, as ADONAI ordered when he said, "Fathers are not to be executed for the children, nor are children to be executed for the fathers; every person will be executed for his own sin."
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.