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.

[25:2]  ¹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[25:2]  ² tn Heb “a complete heart.”

[26:4]  ³ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which Amaziah his father had done.”

[26:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “sought.”

[26:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the days of.”

[26:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the days of his seeking.”

[26:5]  ⁷ tn Or “prosper.”

[26:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Uzziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “after the king”; the referent (Amaziah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:2]  ¹⁰ tn “slept with his fathers.”

[78:36]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with their mouth.”

[78:36]  ¹² tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”

[78:37]  ¹³ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[106:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “his words.”

[106:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “his works.”

[106:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “his counsel.”

[4:17]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:17]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “are temporary.”