2 Kings 18:3 “And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father…”

2 Kings 18:3

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.

World English Bible

He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.

American Standard Version

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he did vprightly in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Dauid his father had done.

Darby Translation

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

Young's Literal Translation

And he doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did,

Bible in Basic English

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done.

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Cross references

“right in the sight”

2 Kings 20:3 Exodus 15:26 Deuteronomy 6:18 Job 33:27 Psalm 119:128 Romans 7:12

2 Kings 20:3 · BSB

“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Exodus 15:26 · BSB

saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I…

Deuteronomy 6:18 · BSB

Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,

Job 33:27 · BSB

Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

Psalm 119:128 · BSB

Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.

Romans 7:12 · BSB

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.

“according”

2 Kings 22:2 1 Kings 3:14 1 Kings 11:4 1 Kings 11:38 1 Kings 15:5 1 Kings 15:11

2 Kings 22:2 · BSB

And 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.

1 Kings 3:14 · BSB

So 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 11:4 · BSB

For 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 11:38 · BSB

If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynast…

1 Kings 15:5 · BSB

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 15:11 · BSB

And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.

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