2 Chronicles 20:32

Modern

And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

Traditional

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.

Literal

And he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the eyes of YHWH.

Latin

Et ambulavit in via patris suis Asa, nec declinavit ab ea, faciens quæ placita erant coram Domino.

Hebrew

English

And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

The comparison of Jehoshaphat with Asa comes directly from 1 Kings 22:43 without any changes.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
2 Chronicles 17:3–6
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
2 Chronicles 16:7–12
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
2 Chronicles 14:11–13
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
Psalm 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Chronicles 14:2–5
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
1 Kings 15:11
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat