Amaziah's moral evaluation — qualified righteousness — 'And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not with a whole heart' (ויעשׂ הישׁר בעיני יהוה אך לא בלב שׁלם). The qualifier 'yet not with a whole heart' (אך לא בלב שׁלם) is distinctive — Amaziah does what is right, but without complete devotion. The phrase בלב שׁלם (whole heart) appears in the covenant language; Amaziah's righteousness is incomplete, compromised. This assessment sets up the later pattern of his reign: initial strength followed by moral weakening.

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