2 Chronicles 17:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
was with Jehoshaphatיְהֹושָׁפָ֑ט
(ye·ho·v·sha·fat;)
3092: "the LORD has judged," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and shaphat
becauseכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he followedהָלַ֗ךְ
(ha·lach)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
the exampleבְּדַרְכֵ֞י
(be·dar·chei)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of his fatherאָבִיו֙
(a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
David'sדָּוִ֤יד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
earlierהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים
(ha·ri·sho·nim,)
7223: former, first, chieffrom rosh
days and did not seekדָרַ֖שׁ
(da·rash)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
the Baals,לַבְּעָלִֽים׃
(lab·be·'a·lim.)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
was with Jehoshaphat
Yhowshaphat  (yeh-ho-shaw-fawt')
Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem -- Jehoshaphat.
because he walked
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in the first
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
and sought
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
not unto Baalim
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals

International Standard Version
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example set during his ancestor David's preliminary years by not pursuing the Baals.

NET Bible
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,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, who lived in the old way like his ancestor David. Jehoshaphat didn't dedicate his life to serving other gods-the Baals.

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
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