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2 Chronicles 26:4
He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Chronicles 26:4 · Bible in Basic English
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2 Chronicles 26:4 in other translations
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
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In context
1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
2 He was the builder of Eloth, which he got back for Judah after the death of the king.
3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.
4 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
5 He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.
6 He went out and made war against the Philistines, pulling down the walls of Gath and Jabneh and Ashdod, and building towns in the country round Ashdod and among the Philistines.
7 And God gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunim.
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