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2 Chronicles 34:2

David
Obedience

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

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.

4 Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

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BSB
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
KJV
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.
WEB
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.
ASV
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
DARBY
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.
BLB
And he did right in the eyes of YHWH and walked in the ways of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
ÅB
Han gjorde hva rett var i Herrens øyne, og vandret på sin far Davids veier; han vek ikke av hverken til høyre eller til venstre.
OTB
Han gjorde det som var rett i Herrens øyne, og vandret på sin far Davids veier, og vek ikke av til høyre eller til venstre.
B1930
Han gjorde hvad rett var i Herrens øine, og vandret på sin far Davids veier; han vek ikke av hverken til høire eller til venstre.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 29:2

    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

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  • Joshua 1:7

    Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

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  • 2 Chronicles 14:2

    And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:14

    Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:32

    So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.

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  • Joshua 23:6

    Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

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  • 1 Kings 15:5

    For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:3

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

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