| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 14:3:1 ⧉וַיַּ֤עַשׂvayaasand he did 2 Kings 14:3:2 ⧉הַיָּשָׁר֙hayasharthe right 2 Kings 14:3:3 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeeneiin the eyes of 2 Kings 14:3:4 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 14:3:5 ⧉רַ֕קrakonly 2 Kings 14:3:6 ⧉לֹ֖אlonot 2 Kings 14:3:7 ⧉כְּדָוִ֣דkedavidlike David 2 Kings 14:3:8 ⧉אָבִ֑יוavivhis father 2 Kings 14:3:9 ⧉כְּכֹ֧לkekholaccording to all 2 Kings 14:3:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֛הasherasathat he did 2 Kings 14:3:11 ⧉יוֹאָ֥שׁyoashJoash 2 Kings 14:3:12 ⧉אָבִ֖יוavivhis father 2 Kings 14:3:13 ⧉עָשָֽׂה׃asahe did |
| 3. Formal Translation And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Evaluator}, yet not like David his ancestor; he acted in line with all that his father Joash had done. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation He lived in a way the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Judge} regarded as right, but he did not measure up to David his forefather; instead, he followed everything his father Joash practiced. |