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2 Chronicles 17:4
4but he sought the 1God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
2 Chronicles 17:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel.
Context of 2 Chronicles 17:4
2And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken. 3And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals; but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 5And Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honour in abundance. 6And he took courage in the ways of Jehovah; moreover, he removed the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 172 Chronicles 17:4 word by word
כִּ֠י לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י אָבִיו֙ דָּרָ֔שׁ וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו הָלָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֖א כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 17:4
- Luke 1:6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1For the rest, then, brethren, we beg you and exhort you in [the] Lord Jesus, even as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and please God, even as ye also do walk, that ye would abound still more.
- 1 Kings 12:28And the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!
- 1 Kings 13:33After this thing Jeroboam turned not from his evil way, but made again from all classes of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.
- 1 Kings 16:31And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him.
- 2 Kings 8:18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah.
- 2 Kings 17:19Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made.
- Jeremiah 3:7And I said, After she hath done all these [things], she will return unto me; but she returned not. And her sister Judah, the treacherous, saw [it].
- Hosea 4:15Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear [As] Jehovah liveth!
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 17:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The doings of Israel - i. e. the especially idolatrous doings of the time - the introduction and establishment of the worship of Baal and the groves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4For the first time, the Chronicler compares Judah's practices with those of northern Israel. He shows awareness that the Baal cult from Tyre had been introduced into northern worship (see 1 Kings 16:31–32).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. he walked in the first ways of his father David--He imitated the piety of his great ancestor in the early part of his reign before he made those unhappy lapses which dishonored his character. and sought not unto Baalim--a term used for idols generally in contradistinction to the Lord God of his father.Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Chronicles 17:4 17.4 Elohim ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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