2 Kings 15:3

3 fecitque quod erat placitum coram Domino iuxta omnia quae fecit Amasias pater eius

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 anno vicesimo septimo Hieroboam regis Israhel regnavit Azarias filius Amasiae regis Iudae

2 sedecim annorum erat cum regnare coepisset et quinquaginta duobus annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Iecelia de Hierusalem

3 fecitque quod erat placitum coram Domino iuxta omnia quae fecit Amasias pater eius

4 verumtamen excelsa non est demolitus adhuc populus sacrificabat et adolebat incensum in excelsis

5 percussit autem Dominus regem et fuit leprosus usque in diem mortis suae et habitabat in domo libera seorsum Ioatham vero filius regis gubernabat palatium et iudicabat populum terrae