He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan[a] and was from Jerusalem. He did what was right in the Lord’s sight, but not like his ancestor David. He did everything his father Joash had done.(A) Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:2 Alt Hb tradition, some Hb mss, Syr, Tg, Vg, 2Ch 25:1; other Hb mss, LXX read Jehoaddin

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