2 Chronicles 17:3

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat; because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and sought not after the Be'alim;

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Assa his father had captured.

4On the contrary, after the God of his father did he seek, and in his commandments did he walk, but not after the doings of Israel.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph, and caused him to find kindness, and gave him favor in the eyes of the superintendent of the prison.

Exodus 4:12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.

Joshua 1:9Behold, I have commanded thee, Be strong and of good courage; be not dismayed, neither be thou discouraged; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Judges 2:18And when the Lord raised them up judges, then was the Lord with the judge, and he delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord bethought himself because of their groaning by reason of those that oppressed them and ill-treated them.

Judges 8:33And it came to pass, when Gid'on was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went astray after the Be'alim, and made themselves Ba'al-berith for a god.

1 Samuel 18:12And Saul was afraid of David; because the Lord was with him, and from Saul he was departed.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 17:2-10

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa. ( b. c. 914.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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