2 Chronicles 28:1

Ahaz’s Reign

28:1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ¹  He did not do what pleased the Lord, in contrast to his ancestor David. ² 

2 Chronicles 34:2

34:2 He did what the Lord approved ³  and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; ⁴  he did not deviate to the right or the left.

[28:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[28:1]  ² tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father.”

[34:2]  ³ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[34:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and walked in the ways of David his father.”