Devine Scripture

2 Kings 16:2

2 Kings chapter 16 · verse 2 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.

Context

v.1In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

v.2This passage

v.3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Kings 14:3

    And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

  • 1 Kings 15:3

    And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:2

    And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:2

    And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

  • 2 Kings 15:3

    And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

  • 2 Kings 18:3

    And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.