2 Chronicles 25:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
right	הַיָּשָׁ֖ר hai.ya.Shar	H3477	straight (literally or figuratively) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י be.'ei.Nei	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
perfect	שָׁלֵֽם sha.Lem	H8003	complete (literally or figuratively) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
heart	בְּלֵבָ֥ב be.le.Vav	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 25:14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and s…
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
2 Chronicles 24:2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their he…
Acts 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth…
2 Chronicles 26:4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
2 Kings 14:4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Here is, I. The general character of Amaziah: He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, worshipped the true God, kept the temple service a going, and countenanced religion in his kingdom; but he did not do it with a perfect heart (Ch2 25:2), that is, he was not a man of serious piety or devotion himself, nor had he any zeal for the exercises of religion. He was no enemy to it, but a cool and indifferent friend. Such is the character of too many in this Laodicean age: they do that which is good, but not with the heart, not with a perfect heart. II. A necessary piece of justice which he did upon the traitors that murdered his father: he put them to death, Ch2 25:3. Though we should…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:2

He did that which was right - He began his reign well, but soon became an idolater, Ch2 25:14, Ch2 25:15.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:1

Amaziah was twenty five years old when he began to reign,.... Of these verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 14:2. See Gill on 2 Kings 14:3. See Gill on 2 Kings 14:5. See Gill on 2 Kings 14:6.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 25:2

but not wholeheartedly: See 2 Kgs 14:3-4 for further details.

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Dictionary and topics

Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah — Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).