2 Chronicles 20:32

2 Chronicles 20:32 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)He followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He walked in the way of Asa his father and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 20:32

30There was a time of peace in Jehoshaphat's kingdom. God kept them safe from the nations all around. 31So Jehoshaphat continued to rule Judah as king. He was 35 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother's name was Azubah. She was the daughter of Shilhi. Jehoshaphat lived in the good way that his father Asa had lived. He only did things that the Lord says are right. 33But he did not remove all the altars that were on the hills. The people still did not want to be completely faithful to the God of their ancestors. 34The other things that happened while Jehoshaphat was king are written in a book. Hanani's son Jehu recorded all of them in his book, which is part of ‘The history of Israel's kings’.

2 Chronicles 20:32 word by word

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֛רֶךְ אָבִ֥יו אָסָ֖א וְלֹא־סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נָּה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he walkedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and departedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• not from it, doingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 20:32

• 2 Chronicles 17:3Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord as his ancestor David had done when he first ruled as king. So the Lord was with him to help him. Jehoshaphat did not worship the idols of Baal.
• 2 Chronicles 14:2Asa did things that pleased the Lord his God.
• 1 Kings 15:11Asa did things that pleased the Lord, as his ancestor King David had done.
• 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time, the prophet Hanani went to visit Asa, king of Judah. He said to him, ‘You asked the king of Syria to help you. You should have trusted the Lord your God to help you instead. Because of that, the army of Syria's king has escaped from your power.
• Psalms 18:21I have obeyed the Lord's commands. I have not turned against my God.
• Psalms 36:3He speaks wicked things to deceive people. He does nothing that is wise or good.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20:32

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 Jehoshaphat kept close to the worship of God, and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But after God had done such great things for him, given him not only victory, but wealth; after this, to go and join himself with a wicked king, was very ungrateful. What could he expect but that God would be angry with him? Yet it seems, he took the warning; for when Ahaziah afterward pressed him to join him, he would not, 1Ki 22:49. Thus the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33The comparison of Jehoshaphat with Asa comes directly from 1 Kings 22:43 without any changes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it--He was more steadfast and consistently religious (compare 2Ch 15:18).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 20:32

• Jehoshaphat
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Jehoshaphat
• Sanctuary
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dead Sea, the
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Judah, Territory of
• Moab; Moabites

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 20

• 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