⁴ He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done. ⁵ He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear^[a] of God.^(A) As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.^(B)

⁶ He went to war against the Philistines^(C) and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod.^(D) He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.