² Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly.

¹⁴ When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them!

⁸ Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.

²¹ You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God.

² Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

⁸ Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

⁴ He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.

⁴ Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”