2 CHR 17:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος μετὰ Ἰωσαφὰτ, ὅτι ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδοῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ταῖς πρώταις, καὶ οὐκ ἐξεζήτησε τὰ εἴδωλα,
(Kai egeneto Kurios meta Yōsafat, hoti eporeuthaʸ en hodois tou patros autou tais prōtais, kai ouk exezaʸtaʸse ta eidōla, )

BrTr And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;

ULT And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and he did not seek the Baals.[fn]

Some ancient copies do not have David, and some modern versions leave it out.

UST Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because in his earlier years, when he first began his rule, he did the things that pleased Yahweh just as his ancestor King David had done. Jehoshaphat did not worship Baal.

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

17:3 Or in his early years he walked in the ways

OEB No OEB 2 CHR book available

WEBBE The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,

LSV And YHWH is with Jehoshaphat, for he has walked in the first ways of his father David, and has not sought for the Ba‘alim,

FBV The Lord supported Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David. He did not believe in the Baals,

T4T Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started to rule Judah, he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor King David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.

LEB No LEB 2 CHR book available

BBE And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

Moff No Moff 2 CHR book available

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

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

DRA And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted not in Baalim,

YLT And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,

Drby And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;

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

SLT And Jehovah will be with Jehoshaphat, for he went in the first ways of David his father, and he sought not for the Baals.

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

KJB-1769 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;[fn]
(And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baals; )

17.3 of…: or, of his father, and of David

KJB-1611 And the LORD was with Iehoshaphat, because hee walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not vnto Baalim:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 2 CHR book available

Gnva And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim,
(And the Lord was with Yehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not Baals, )

Cvdl No Cvdl 2 CHR book available

Wycl No Wycl 2 CHR book available

Luth No Luth 2 CHR book available

ClVg Et fuit Dominus cum Josaphat, quia ambulavit in viis David patris sui primis: et non speravit in Baalim,[fn]
(And it_was Master when/with Yosaphat, because I_walkedt in/into/on ways David of_the_father self first: and not/no he_hoped in/into/on Baalim, )

17.3 Ambulavit in viis David, etc. RAB. Ostendit eum exsecutorem fuisse sicut David divinorum mandatorum antequam peccaret in uxorem Uriæ, cujus peccati satisfactio æternam illi memoriam comparavit.

17.3 Ambulavit in/into/on ways David, etc. RAB. Ostendit him exsecutorem to_have_been like David divinorum mandatorum before to_sint in/into/on wife Uriæ, whose of_sin satisfactio eternal them memory comparavit.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 CHR book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was YHWH with Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) that/for/because/then/when walked in/on/at/with,ways_of Dāvid his/its=father the,earlier and=not seek after_the,Baals )

Here “was with” is an idiom. Alternate translation: “God supported him” or “God helped him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) walked in the first ways of his father

Here the way a person lives and conducts himself is spoken of as if it were walking. For most of David’s life he lived righteously and followed Yahweh closely. Alternate translation: “lived in the first ways of his father David” or “lived righteously as has father David had done in his earlier years” (See also: figs-explicit)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) did not seek the Baals

This means that he did not worship the Baal idols in order to seek help from them.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) walked in

The word “walked” is used here as an idiom. Alternate translation: “followed”

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