And Jehoash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
Ver. 2. All his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.] As when Jehoiada died, Jehoash revolted from the Lord. Nero, while he would be instructed by Seneca and Burrhus, was of so good a carriage that Trajan was wont to say, None ever came near him; but this lasted for five years only. In Apostatis -
“ Principium fervet, medium tepet, exitus alger. ”