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

30Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was peaceful, since his God surrounded him with peace. 31Jehoshaphat ruled as king of Judah. He was 35 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. Jehoshaphat carefully followed the example his father Asa had set and did what the Lord considered right. 33But the illegal worship sites on the hills were not torn down. The people still didn’t have their hearts set on the God of their ancestors. 34Everything else about Jehoshaphat from first to last is written in the records of Jehu, son of Hanani, which is included in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

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 17:3The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, who lived in the old way like his ancestor David. Jehoshaphat didn’t dedicate his life to serving other gods—the Baals.
• 2 Chronicles 14:2Asa did what the Lord his God considered good and right.
• 1 Kings 15:11Asa did what the Lord considered right, as his ancestor David had done.
• 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Syria and did not depend on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped your grasp.
• Psalms 18:21because I have kept the ways of the Lord and I have not wickedly turned away from my God,
• Psalms 36:3The words from his mouth are ⌞nothing but⌟ trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and 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