1 Kings 22:43
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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- BSB
- And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- KJV
- And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
- WEB
- He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in the LORD’s eyes. However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- ASV
- And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; He turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah: howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
- DARBY
- And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah. Only, the high places were not removed: the people offered and burned incense still on the high places.
- BLB
- And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from them, doing right in the eyes of YHWH. Nevertheless, they did not remove the high places; still the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
- ÅB
- Han vandret i ett og alt på sin far Asas vei; han vek ikke fra den, men gjorde hva rett var i Herrens øyne.
- OTB
- Han fulgte i sin far Asas veier og vek ikke av fra dem; han gjorde det som var rett i Herrens øyne. Likevel ble ikke offerhaugene fjernet, og folket fortsatte å ofre og brenne røkelse der.
- B1930
- Han vandret i ett og alt på sin far Asas vei; han vek ikke fra den, men gjorde hvad rett var i Herrens øine.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 15:14
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
Read in context2 Kings 12:3
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Read in contextProverbs 4:27
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Read in context2 Chronicles 20:3–30
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Read in contextPsalms 125:5
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Read in context2 Kings 14:3–4
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
Read in context2 Kings 15:3–4
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
Read in context1 Kings 14:23
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
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