4for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.


In Context

1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead, and he strengtheneth himself against Israel,

2 and putteth a force in all the fenced cities of Judah, and putteth garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.

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

4 for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.

5 And Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat, and he hath riches and honour in abundance,

6 and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4But sought to the [LORD] God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:4but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:4But in the God of his father, and walk in his commandments, and not according to the sins of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:4but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:4but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.