² And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, ^(A)yet not with a whole heart.

Amaziah's Idolatry

¹⁴ After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, ^(A)he brought the gods ^(B)of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them.

^2 (A)And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

^8 (A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^(B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and ^(C)purify your hearts, ^(D)you double-minded.

⁴ And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

^4 (A)But the high places were not removed; ^(B)the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, ^(A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, ^(B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”

^8 (A)he is a double-minded man, ^(B)unstable in all his ways.

²¹ You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for ^(A)your heart is not right before God.