2 Chronicles 17:3 BSB

2 Chronicles 17:3

Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,

BSB

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ASV

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

KJV

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Against the Pelagians 2.21 (420)

Of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, it is written, "And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, who walked in the first ways of David, his father." From this it is clear that Jehoshaphat possessed the justice that David first possessed and that he did not commit the sins that David later committed. "He trusted not in Baalim," he says, "but in the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the sins of Israel. And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand and all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Paul himself thus limits our imitation of him ( 1 Cor. xi. 1 ): Follow me, as I follow Christ, and not otherwise. Many good people have had their first ways, which were their best ways, their first love, which was their strongest love; and in every copy we propose to write after, as we must single out that only which is good, so that chiefly which is best.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The first ways of his father David - The Septuagint and several Hebrew manuscripts omit “David,” which has probably crept in from the margin, for David’s “first ways” are nowhere else contrasted with his later ways. The real meaning of the writer is, that Jehoshaphat followed the example set by his father Asa in his earlier years 2Ch 14:1-15; 15. Baalim - On the plural form, see 1Ki 18:18 note.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֥י	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט	ye.ho.sha.Fat	Jehoshaphat	H3092 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
הָלַ֗ךְ	ha.Lakh	he walked	H1980 →
בְּדַרְכֵ֞י	be.dar.Khei	in [the] ways of	H1870 →
דָּוִ֤יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אָבִיו֙	'a.Viv	ancestor his	H1 →
הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים	ha.Ri.sho.Nim	<the> former	H7223 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
דָרַ֖שׁ	da.Rash	he sought	H1875 →
לַבְּעָלִֽים׃	la.be.'a.Lim	<to> the Baals	H1168 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
leads to
- Joshua 1:9
  Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 43:1–2
  Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Through
Judges 6:12
And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
leads to
- Joshua 1:5
  No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Luke 1:28
  The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
- Judges 2:18
  Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was…

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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06About 2 Chronicles

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