2 Kings 12:2

“And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”

"And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him." - 2 Kings 12:2
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What does 2 Kings 12:2 mean?

"2 Kings 12:2 (KJV) And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him." This verse from the Book of 2 Kings provides an insight into the life and reign of Jehoash, also known as Joash, the king of Judah. The…

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The Influence of Godly Mentorship

The verse 2 Kings 12:2 stands as a powerful testament to the transformative impact of godly mentorship: "And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him." This scripture encapsulates not just the life of a…

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A Prayer for Righteous Leadership and Divine Guidance

Heavenly Father, I come before You today in humility and reverence, acknowledging You as the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Almighty God who established righteousness and justice. I am reminded of the words spoken in 2 Kings 12:2, where it is written, "And Jehoash did…

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2 Kings 12:2 - "And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him."
2 Kings 12:19 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 12:14 - "But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD."
2 Kings 25:12 - "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen."
2 Kings 12:16 - "The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'."
2 kings 2:12 in which elisha is kneeling down while receiving brown old cloak
2 Kings 10:12 - "¶ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,"
2 Kings 14:12 - "And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents."
2 Kings 12:6 - "But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house."
2 Kings 12:12 - "And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it."
2 Kings 12:8 - "And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house."
2 Kings 16:12 - "And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon."
2 Kings 13:12 - "And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 2:12 - "¶ Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly."
2 Kings 12:15 - "Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully."
2 Kings 12:3 - "But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places."
2 Kings 17:12 - "For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing."
2 Kings 3:12 - "And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him."
2 Kings 22:12 - "And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,"
2 Kings 12:20 - "And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla."
2 Kings 12:17 - "¶ Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem."
2 Kings 2:12 - "¶ And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces."
"But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD." - 2 Kings 12:14
2 Kings 2:11-12 (11) ... behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
2 Kings 4:12 - "And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him."
2 Kings 12:1 - "In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba."
"But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen." - 2 Kings 25:12
"¶ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 12:19
1 Kings 12:2 - "And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)"