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2 Chronicles 20:32
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler evaluates Jehoshaphat’s twenty-five-year reign over Judah immediately following the recorded military deliverance, framing his spiritual record against his predecessor’s.
The words — וַיֵּלֵךְ (va.yelekh) translates literally as “and he walked,” coupled with סָר (sar), “he turned aside,” to denote continuous adherence to a defined path.
The thread — The chronicler explicitly links Jehoshaphat’s conduct to Asa’s earlier reign in 2 Chronicles 14:2 and 1 Kings 15:11, using the same formula to mark dynastic continuity.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to measure a ruler’s tenure against a fixed ancestral standard, noting that political longevity is recorded alongside spiritual consistency.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 15:11 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
- 2 Chronicles 14:2 And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11 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.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:7 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 17:3 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
- Psalms 18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Psalms 36:3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.