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2 Chronicles 17:4

2 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

3 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,

but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.

5 So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.

6 And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

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BSB
but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
KJV
But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
WEB
but sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.
ASV
but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
DARBY
but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
BLB
but the God of his father he sought, and in His commandments he walked, and not according to the acts of Israel.
ÅB
men til sin fars Gud og vandret i hans bud og ikke gjorde som Israel.
OTB
men søkte sin fars Gud, holdt hans bud og gjorde ikke som Israel gjorde.
B1930
men til sin fars Gud og vandret i hans bud og ikke gjorde som Israel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 12:28

    After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:12

    encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

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  • Luke 1:6

    Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

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  • Hosea 4:15

    Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

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  • 2 Kings 17:19

    and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

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  • 2 Kings 8:18

    And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1

    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

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  • 1 Kings 12:33

    On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.

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