² He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.^(A)

¹⁴ When Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods,^(A) bowed down to them and burned sacrifices to them.

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

²¹ You have no part or share^(A) in this ministry, because your heart is not right^(B) before God.

¹³ The Lord says:

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

⁸ Such a person is double-minded^(A) and unstable^(B) in all they do.

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

⁴ The high places,^(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,^(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”^(B)