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Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah

2 Chronicles 17:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,Or in his early years he walked in the ways
KJV
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;of…: or, of his father, and of David
WEB
Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,
ASV
And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,
LSV
And YHWH is with Jehoshaphat, for he has walked in the first ways of his father David, and has not sought for the Ba‘alim,
YLT
And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,
DBY
And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;
DRC
And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,
GNV
And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,
JPS
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim;
LXXE
And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כִּ֣י הָלַ֗ךְ בְּדַרְכֵ֞י דָּוִ֤יד אָבִיו֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א דָרַ֖שׁ לַבְּעָלִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος μετὰ Ἰωσαφὰτ, ὅτι ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδοῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ταῖς πρώταις, καὶ οὐκ ἐξεζήτησε τὰ εἴδωλα,

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  • 2 Kings 22:2And 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.
  • Isaiah 41:10Do 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 right hand of righteousness.
  • 2 Timothy 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
  • Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
  • Genesis 39:21the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
  • Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  • Genesis 39:2–3And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
  • Joshua 1:9Have 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.”
  • Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  • Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
  • 1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
  • 2 Samuel 5:10And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
  • Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
  • Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  • 2 Kings 18:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
  • Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”

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