2 Kings 3:2

And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord ,.... Was guilty of idolatry:

but not like his father, and like his mother ; his father Ahab, and his mother Jezebel:

for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made ; he did not destroy it, only removed it from the temple of Baal where it was set, that it might not be worshipped, at least publicly, see 1 Kings 16:31 this he did, either moved to it by his own conscience, observing the sudden deaths of his father and brother, which he might suppose was for their idolatry; or in order to obtain success in his war with Moab he was entering into; or being instigated by Jehoshaphat to do it, or otherwise he might refuse to join him.