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Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign
AT: "Amaziah, the son of Joash, became the king of Judah."
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign
five years old when he began to reign** - AT: "He was 25 years old when he became king;"
he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem
nine years in Jerusalem** - AT: "he was the king in Jerusalem for 29 years."
Jehoaddan
(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father
"Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do as many things that pleased Yahweh as King David had done." (UDB)
right in the eyes of Yahweh
"right according to Yahweh," or "right before Yahweh," (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
He did everything that Joash
"He did the same good things that his father Joash had done." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)