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2 Chronicles 34:2

He did what was right in the Lord's sight and followed the ways of his forefather David—he did not deviate to the right or to the left.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Josiah was eight when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to publicly worship the God of David his forefather, and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem by removing the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the metal images.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:11in accordance with the legal instructions they give you and the verdict they delivered. Don't deviate from the decision they give you.

Deuteronomy 28:14Don't deviate from any of my instructions today. Don't go and worship other gods.

Joshua 23:6Be sure to observe everything that is written in the book of the Law of Moses. Don't stray from it, either to the left or to the right.

1 Kings 15:5For David had done what was right in the Lord's sight, and had not deviated from anything the Lord commanded throughout his lifetime, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

2 Chronicles 14:2Asa did what was good and right in the Lord's sight.

2 Chronicles 17:4but worshiped the God of his father and obeyed his commandments, unlike what the kingdom of Israel was doing.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 34:2-8

The Reign of Josiah. ( b. c. 623.) 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 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. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and… Read the whole commentary →

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