2 Kings 22:2

2 Kings 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
• New International Version (NIV)He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely 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 all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Context of 2 Kings 22:2

1Josiahwaseight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 4Go to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:

2 Kings 22:2 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יו וְלֹא־סָ֖ר יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ פRead the interlinear

• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• walkedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• asideסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for 2 Kings 22:2

• 2 Kings 16:2Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.
• 2 Kings 18:3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.
• 2 Chronicles 17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;
• 2 Chronicles 29:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
• Proverbs 20:11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
• 1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, Thou hast shown to thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
• 1 Kings 11:38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken to all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to thee.
• 1 Kings 15:5Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
• Deuteronomy 5:32Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
• Joshua 1:7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper wherever thou goest.
• Proverbs 4:27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
• Ezekiel 18:14Now, lo, if he begetteth a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not likewise,

Commentaries on 2 Kings 22:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Josiah became the king of Judah in 640 BC. Like Joash (2 Kings 11:21), he was still a child when he became king. He was loyal to the Lord, much like David, Asa (1 Kings 15:11), and Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:3). did what was right: Josiah's actions followed the high standards of the law (Deuteronomy 17:11; 28:14).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 22:2

• Decision
• Obedience
• Scribe (S)
• Secretary (Recordist)

In the dictionaries

• David
• Colour
• Josiah
• Kings, The Books of
• Reckoning
• Bible, the
• Criticism of the Bible
• Ezekiel
• Hezekiah (2)
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on 2 Kings 22

• 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