2 Kings 12:2

2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2 Kings 12:2 in Other Translations

2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2 And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2 All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the LORD ’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2 Taught and trained by Jehoiada the priest, Joash did what pleased God for as long as he lived.

2 Throughout the time Jehoiada the priest instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord's sight.

2 Kings 12:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 12:2

And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord
all his days
Worshipping the only true God, and ruling and walking according to the law of God:

wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him;
and so long as he observed his instructions, and as long as that priest lived, he reigned well; for to that period "all his days must be limited"; for after his death he was seduced by the princes of Judah to idolatry, and lived scandalously, and died ignominiously; see ( 2 Chronicles 24:2 2 Chronicles 24:7 2 Chronicles 24:25 ) .

2 Kings 12:2 In-Context

1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

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

4 Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money that is brought as sacred offerings to the temple of the LORD—the money collected in the census, the money received from personal vows and the money brought voluntarily to the temple.

5 Let every priest receive the money from one of the treasurers, then use it to repair whatever damage is found in the temple.”

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 12:25; S 2 Samuel 8:15