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2 Kings 14:3-5
New English Translation
2 Kings 14:3-5
New English Translation
3 He did what the Lord approved,[a] but not like David his ancestor had done. He followed the example of his father Joash.[b] 4 But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
5 When he had secured control of the kingdom,[c] he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.[d]
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- 2 Kings 14:3 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”
- 2 Kings 14:3 tn Heb “according to all which Joash his father had done, he did.”
- 2 Kings 14:5 tn Heb “when the kingdom was secure in his hand.”
- 2 Kings 14:5 tn Heb “he struck down his servants, the ones who had struck down the king, his father.”
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