2 Chronicles 34:2 BSB

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

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ASV

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

KJV

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
הַיָּשָׁ֖ר	hai.ya.Shar	the right	H3477 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he walked	H1980 →
בְּדַרְכֵי֙	be.dar.Khei	in [the] ways of	H1870 →
דָּוִ֣יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אָבִ֔יו	'a.Viv	ancestor his	H1 →
וְלֹא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
סָ֖ר	sar	he turned aside	H5493 →
יָמִ֥ין	ya.Min	right	H3225 →
וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃	u.se.Mol	and left	H8040 →

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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.

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Joshua 1:7
Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:32
  So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 4:27
  Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 22:13
  Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
- Joshua 1:8
  This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper…
- Joshua 11:15
  As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.
Through
Deuteronomy 28:14
Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
leads to
- Isaiah 30:21
  And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Through
Deuteronomy 5:32
So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
leads to
- Joshua 23:6
  Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the…
Through
1 Kings 14:8
I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart,…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 28:1
  Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.