3And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,


In Context

1 And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong against Israel.

2 And he placed numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of Juda. And he put garrisons in the land of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3 And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,

4 But in the God of his father, and walk in his commandments, and not according to the sins of Israel.

5 And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Juda brought presents to Josaphat: and he acquired immense riches, and much glory.

2 Chronicles 17:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:3The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because in his early years he walked in the ways his father David had followed. He did not consult the Baals

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;