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

30So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides. 31Now Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. He walked in the way of his father Asa and did not deviate from it, doing right in the sight of the Lord. 33The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. 34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first to last, behold, they are written in the annals of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is recorded 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

• He walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• and did not deviateסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• 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 17:3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals,
• 2 Chronicles 14:2And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God,
• 1 Kings 15:11Now Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like his father David.
• 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and have not relied on the Lord your God, for that reason the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
• Psalms 18:21For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not acted wickedly against my God.
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do 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