2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 25:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
2 Chronicles 25:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:2 in other translations

BSBAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
WEBHe did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, but not with a perfect heart.
ASVAnd he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.
YLTand he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah--only, not with a perfect heart.
DARBYAnd he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, yet not with a perfect heart.
BBEHe did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but his heart was not completely true to the Lord.
WebsterAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 He did that which was right - He began his reign well, but soon became an idolater, 2Chr 25:14, 2Chr 25:15.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Amaziah was no enemy to religion, but cool and indifferent friend. Many do what is good, but not with a perfect heart. Rashness makes work for repentance. But Amaziah's obedience to the command of God was to his honour. A firm belief of God's all-sufficiency to bear us out in our duty, and to make up all the loss and damage we sustain in his service, will make his yoke very easy, and his burden very light. When we…

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2 Chronicles 25:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
רַ֕קrakonlyH7535
לֹ֖אlo'notH3808
בְּלֵבָ֥בbe.le.Vavwith a heartH3824
שָׁלֵֽם\׃sha.LemcompleteH8003

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:2

  • 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 set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

  • 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.

  • Acts 8:21

    Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

  • 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 heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

  • 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.

  • 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 not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

  • James 1:8

    A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

  • Psalms 78:37

    For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

  • 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.

  • Hosea 10:2

    Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
but not.
14; 24:2; 26:4; 1Sa 16:7; 2Ki 14:4; Ps 78:37; Isa 29:13; Ho 10:2
Ac 8:21; Jas 1:8; 4:8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 25:1

    Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:2

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

  • 2 Chronicles 25:3

    Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

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2 Chronicles 25:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hizo él lo recto en los ojos de Jehová aunque no de perfecto corazón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’ Éternel, non pas toutefois d’un cœur parfait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was recht war in den Augen Jehovas, jedoch nicht mit ungeteiltem Herzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque bonum in conspectu Domini, verumtamen non in corde perfecto.