2 Chronicles 29 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 29:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
2 Chronicles 29:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 29:2 in other translations

BSBAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
WEBHe did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.
ASVAnd he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
YLTand he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did.
DARBYAnd he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
BBEHe did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done.
WebsterAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

What does 2 Chronicles 29:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 He did that which was right - See the note on 2Kgs 18:3.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 29:1-19

When Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it will prosper accordingly. Those that turn their backs upon God's ordinances, may truly be said to forsake God himself. There are still such neglects, if the word be not duly read and opened, for that was signified by the lighting the lamps, and also if prayers and praise be not…

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2 Chronicles 29:2 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
כְּכֹ֥לke.Kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
דָּוִ֥ידda.VidDavidH1732
אָבִֽיו\׃'a.Vivancestor hisH1

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 29:2

  • 2 Chronicles 28:1

    Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father:

  • 2 Chronicles 34:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
28:1 34:2 2Ki 18:3Of several of Hezekiah's predecessors it had been said that they did that which was right, but not like David, that is, not with David's integrity and zeal.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 29:1

    Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:2

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

  • 2 Chronicles 29:3

    He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

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2 Chronicles 29:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hizo lo recto en ojos de Jehová, conforme á todas las cosas que había hecho David su padre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’ Éternel, selon tout ce qu’avait fait David, son père.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was recht war in den Augen Jehovas, nach allem, was sein Vater David getan hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque quod erat placitum in conspectu Domini, juxta omnia quæ fecerat David pater ejus.