He did what the LORD considered to be evil by never abandoning the sins of Nebat's son Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin, as long as he lived.

and a regular stipend was provided to him by the king in accordance with his needs for as long as he lived.

The LORD struck the king so that he was afflicted with leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house while his son Jotham managed the household and ruled the people who lived in the land.

At this, the youngster's mother replied, "As long as you and the LORD live, I'm not leaving you!" So he got up and followed her.

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, living the way his ancestor David had lived, turning neither to the right nor to the left.