2 Chronicles 17:3 “Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier way…”

2 Chronicles 17:3

Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

World English Bible

The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

American Standard Version

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Isaiah 41:10 2 Timothy 4:22 Genesis 39:21 Joshua 1:9 Judges 6:12 Psalm 46:11

Isaiah 41:10 · BSB

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

2 Timothy 4:22 · BSB

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.

Genesis 39:21 · BSB

the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

Joshua 1:9 · BSB

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Judges 6:12 · BSB

And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

Psalm 46:11 · BSB

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

“he walked”

2 Kings 22:2 2 Samuel 8:15 1 Kings 11:6 2 Kings 18:3 Psalm 132:1–5 2 Kings 16:2

2 Kings 22:2 · BSB

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

2 Samuel 8:15 · BSB

Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

1 Kings 11:6 · BSB

So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.

2 Kings 18:3 · BSB

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

Psalm 132:1–5 · BSB

O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

2 Kings 16:2 · BSB

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

“his father David”

2 Chronicles 15:8–13 2 Chronicles 14:2–5 2 Chronicles 14:11

2 Chronicles 15:8–13 · BSB

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill c…

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 · BSB

And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

2 Chronicles 14:11 · BSB

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O…

“sought”

Jeremiah 2:23 Judges 2:11 Judges 8:33

Jeremiah 2:23 · BSB

“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,

Judges 2:11 · BSB

And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.

Judges 8:33 · BSB

And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

4but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.

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