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Summary of Jehoshaphat’s Reign

2 Chronicles 20:32

In 11 translations

BSB
And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
KJV
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
WEB
He walked in the way of Asa his father, and didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes.
ASV
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.
LSV
And he walks in the way of his father Asa, and has not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of YHWH.
YLT
And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.
DBY
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah.
DRC
And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and departed not from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.
GNV
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not therefrom, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
JPS
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD.
LXXE
And he walked in the ways of his father Asa, and turned not aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א וְלֹא־סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נָּה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἀσὰ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξέκλινε τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον Κυρίου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Chronicles 17:3–6Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals, but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices…
  • 2 Chronicles 16:7–12At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. Were not the…
  • 2 Chronicles 14:11–13Then 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.…
  • 2 Chronicles 14:2–5And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God. He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. He commanded the people of Judah to…
  • Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
  • 1 Kings 15:11And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
  • Psalms 18:21For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

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