2 Chronicles 19:3

1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.

5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

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ÅB
Dog er det også funnet noe godt hos deg; for du har utryddet Astartebildene av landet og vendt ditt hjerte til å søke Gud.
OTB
Men det er noe godt i deg, for du har fjernet Asjera-stolpene fra landet, og du har satt ditt hjerte til å søke Gud."
B1930
Dog er det også funnet noget godt hos dig; for du har utryddet Astarte-billedene av landet og vendt ditt hjerte til å søke Gud.
BSB
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
KJV
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
WEB
Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
ASV
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.
DARBY
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.
BLB
But good things are found in you, in that you have removed the Asherah poles from the land, and you have established your heart to seek God.”

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    And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

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    For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:19

    That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

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  • 2 Chronicles 12:14

    And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:3–6

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

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  • Psalms 57:7

    My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

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  • Romans 7:18

    For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

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