2 Kings 14:3

14:3 He did what the Lord approved, ¹  but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash. ² 

2 Kings 16:2

16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ³  He did not do what pleased the Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David. ⁴ 

2 Kings 22:2

22:2 He did what the Lord approved ⁵  and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; ⁶  he did not deviate to the right or the left.

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

² tn Heb “according to all which Joash his father had done, he did.”

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.”

⁵ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁶ tn Heb “and walked in all the way of David his father.”