2 Kings 10:3

10:3 pick the best and most capable ¹  of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend ²  your master’s dynasty.”

2 Kings 14:3

14:3 He did what the Lord approved, ³  but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash. ⁴ 

2 Kings 16:2

16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. ⁵  He did not do what pleased the Lord his God, in contrast to his ancestor David. ⁶ 

2 Kings 22:2

22:2 He did what the Lord approved ⁷  and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; ⁸  he did not deviate to the right or the left.

[10:3]  ¹ tn Hebrew יָשָׁר (yashar) does not have its normal moral/ethical nuance here (“upright”), but a more neutral sense of “proper, right, suitable.” For the gloss “capable,” see HALOT 450 s.v. יָשָׁר.

[10:3]  ² tn Or “fight for.”

[14:3]  ³ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[14:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to all which Joash his father had done, he did.”

[16:2]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he did not do what was proper in the eyes of the Lord his God, like David his father.”

[22:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[22:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and walked in all the way of David his father.”