2 Kings 15 · Verse 34

2 Kings 15:34

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
2 Kings 15:34, King James Version

2 Kings 15:34 in other translations

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

What does 2 Kings 15:34 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 15:32-38

Jotham showed great respect to the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue.

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 15:32-38 →

2 Kings 15:34 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
כְּכֹ֧לke.Kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
עָשָׂ֛ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huUzziahH5818
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
עָשָֽׂה\׃'a.Sahhe didH6213

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Cross references for 2 Kings 15:34

  • 2 Chronicles 26:4-5

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah did. And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.

  • 2 Kings 15:3-4

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

  • 2 Chronicles 27:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly.

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3,4; 2Ch 26:4,5; 27:2

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Context

  • 2 Kings 15:33

    Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

  • 2 Kings 15:34

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

  • 2 Kings 15:35

    Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.

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2 Kings 15:34 in other languages

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