2 Kings 16:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.”
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“Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A son of twenty years <FI>is<Fi> Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which <FI>is<Fi> right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 16:2 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 3:14So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”
- 1 Kings 9:4And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,
- 1 Kings 11:4For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
- 1 Kings 15:3And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
- 2 Kings 14:3And 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 Kings 15:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Kings 15:34And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
- 2 Kings 18:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
- 2 Kings 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
- 2 Chronicles 17:3Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,
- 2 Chronicles 28:1Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 29:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
- 2 Chronicles 34:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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