2 Chronicles 25:2

25:2 He did what the Lord approved, ¹  but not with wholehearted devotion. ² 

2 Chronicles 26:4-5

26:4 He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Amaziah had done. ³  26:5 He followed ⁴  God during the lifetime of ⁵  Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed ⁶  the Lord, God caused him to succeed. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 26:2

26:2 Uzziah ⁸  built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah ⁹  had passed away. ¹⁰ 

2 Chronicles 12:2

12:2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

Psalms 78:36-37

78:36 But they deceived him with their words, ¹¹ 

and lied to him. ¹² 

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ¹³ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Psalms 106:12-13

106:12 They believed his promises; ¹⁴ 

they sang praises to him.

106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; ¹⁵ 

they did not wait for his instructions. ¹⁶ 

Mark 4:16-17

4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy. 4:17 But ¹⁷  they have no root in themselves and do not endure. ¹⁸  Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

² tn Heb “a complete heart.”

³ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”

⁴ tn Heb “sought.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the days of.”

⁶ tn Heb “in the days of his seeking.”

⁷ tn Or “prosper.”

⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn “slept with his fathers.”

¹¹ tn Heb “with their mouth.”

¹² tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”

¹³ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “his words.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “his works.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “his counsel.”

¹⁷ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹⁸ tn Grk “are temporary.”