2 Chronicles 19:3

2 Chronicles 19:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
• New International Version (NIV)There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 19:3

1When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem, 2the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you! Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.” 4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow the Lord God of their ancestors. 5He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 19:3 word by word

אֲבָ֕ל דְּבָרִ֥ים טוֹבִ֖ים נִמְצְא֣וּ עִמָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־בִעַ֤רְתָּ הָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָ לְבָבְךָ֖ לִדְרֹ֥שׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neverthelessאֲבָל'ăbâl · trulyH61
• there are goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• in thee, in that thou hast taken awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: destroyH1197
• the grovesאֲשֵׁרָה'ăshêrâh 'ăshêyrâh · AsherahH842
• out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and hast preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• thine heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• to seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 19:3

• 2 Chronicles 12:12So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; Judah experienced some good things.
• 2 Chronicles 17:3The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,
• 1 Kings 14:13All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam’s family who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good.
• Romans 7:18For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it.
• 2 Chronicles 12:14He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 30:19everyone who has determined to follow God, the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.”
• Ezra 7:10Now Ezra had dedicated himself to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching its statutes and judgments in Israel.
• Psalms 57:7I am determined, O God! I am determined! I will sing and praise you!

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 19:3

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-42Ch 19:1-4. Jehoshaphat Visits His Kingdom. 1-4. Jehoshaphat ... returned to his house in peace--(See 2Ch 18:16). Not long after he had resumed the ordinary functions of royalty in Jerusalem, he was one day disturbed by an unexpected and ominous visit from a prophet of the Lord [2Ch 19:2]. This was Jehu, of whose father we read in 2Ch 16:7. He himself had been called to discharge the prophetic office in Israel. But probably for his bold rebuke to Baasha…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 19:3

• Groves
• Heart
• Iconoclasm
• Jehoshaphat
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
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• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Jehu

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 19

• 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