2 Chronicles 34:2

2 Chronicles 34:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
• New International Version (NIV)He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:2

1Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for 31 years. Josiah did things that the Lord said were right. He lived in the good ways of his ancestor, King David. He did not turn away from the Lord's teaching in any way. 3When Josiah had been king for eight years, he was still a young man. At that time he began to worship God, as his ancestor David had done. When he had been king for 12 years, he started to remove the places in Jerusalem and in all Judah where people worshipped false gods. He removed the altars on the hills, the Asherah poles, the idols and the images of false gods. 4He told his men to knock down the altars where people worshipped the idols of Baal. He broke into pieces the altars for incense that were near the other altars. He destroyed the Asherah poles, the idols and the images. He broke them all into very small pieces. He threw the bits over the graves of the people who had offered sacrifices to those false gods.

2 Chronicles 34:2 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדַרְכֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔יו וְלֹא־סָ֖ר יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and walkedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in the waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and declinedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• to the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• nor to the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:2

• 2 Chronicles 14:2Asa did things that pleased the Lord his God.
• 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 29:2Hezekiah did things that the Lord said were good, as his ancestor King David had done.
• 1 Kings 14:8I took Israel's kingdom away from David's family and I gave it to you. But you have not served me faithfully as my servant David did. He obeyed my commands. He was faithful to me and he always did the things that I say are right.
• 1 Kings 15:5David had always done things that pleased the Lord. David had obeyed the Lord's commands in his whole life, except what he did to Uriah, the Hittite man.
• 2 Kings 22:2Josiah did things that the Lord said were right. He lived in the good ways of his ancestor, King David. He did not turn away from the Lord's teaching in any way.
• Deuteronomy 5:32So you must be careful to do everything that the Lord your God has commanded you to do. You must not refuse to obey any of his laws.
• Deuteronomy 17:11Accept their teaching. Agree with what they have decided is right. Obey their words completely. Do not try to do anything that is different.
• Deuteronomy 28:14You must continue to obey all the commands that I am giving you today. Do not turn away from them to do anything else. Do not try to worship other gods.
• Joshua 1:7Be strong and do not be afraid. Be very careful to do all the things that Moses commanded you to do. Then everything will go well with you, everywhere that you go.
• Joshua 23:6Be very strong. Be careful that you obey everything that Moses wrote in the Book of the Law. Do not turn away from any of those rules.
• Proverbs 4:27Do not walk off your path, to the right side or the left side. Keep away from everything that is evil.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left - He never swerved from God and truth; he never omitted what he knew to be his duty to God and his kingdom; he carried on his reformation with a steady hand; timidity did not prevent him from going far enough; and zeal did not lead him beyond due bounds. He walked in the golden mean, and his moderation was known unto all men. He went neither to the right nor to the left, he looked inward, looked…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 34:2

• Children
• Ephraim
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34

• 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