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


In Context

1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

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

4 But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

5 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

2 Chronicles 17:3 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,

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;