³ He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted^(A) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

⁴ He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.

⁵ He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear^[a] of God.^(A) As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.^(B)