NET Bible
"He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left."
— 2 Kings 22:2, NET Bible
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.”
“And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. ”
“He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.”
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of David, his father: he turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left.”
“He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left.”
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.”
Josiah Repents Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.
He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
In the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, the king sent the scribe Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, to the LORD’s temple with these orders:
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him melt down the silver that has been brought by the people to the LORD’s temple and has been collected by the guards at the door.
Have them hand it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it,