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English Revised Version

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Ephraim;   Josiah;   Simeon;   Thompson Chain Reference - Boys, Pious;   Piety;   Young Men;   Young People;   Youthful Piety;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Asaiah;   Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Josiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Josiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decline;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn aside to the right or the left.
Hebrew Names Version
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
New Century Version
He did what the Lord said was right. He lived as his ancestor David had lived, and he did not stop doing what was right.
New English Translation
He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
Amplified Bible
He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father (forefather) and did not turn aside either to the right or to the left.
New American Standard Bible
He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or the left.
World English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he did vprightly in the sight of ye Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, & bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
He followed the example of his ancestor David and always obeyed the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
He did what was right from Adonai 's perspective, living entirely in the manner of David his ancestor and turning away neither to the right nor to the left.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
He lived in a way that pleased the Lord , always doing what was right, as his ancestor David had done. Josiah never changed this way of life.
George Lamsa Translation
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left.
Good News Translation
He did what was pleasing to the Lord ; he followed the example of his ancestor King David, strictly obeying all the laws of God.
Lexham English Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor and did not deviate to the right or to the left.
Literal Translation
And he did the right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of his father David, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and dyd that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and turned not asyde, nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he dyd that whiche was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and bowed neither to the right hand nor to the left.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
King James Version (1611)
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he dide that, that was riytful in the siyt of the Lord; and yede in the waies of Dauid, his fadir, and bowide not to the riyt side nether to the left side.
Update Bible Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
New Living Translation
He did what was pleasing in the Lord 's sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.
New Life Bible
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.
New Revised Standard
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord , and walked in the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, - and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
Revised Standard Version
He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father; and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He did right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Contextual Overview

1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images. 4 And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun–images, that were on high above them, he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves [of them] that had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Napthali, in their ruins round about. 7 And he brake down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun–images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

right in the sight: 2 Chronicles 14:2, 2 Chronicles 17:3, 2 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Kings 14:8, 1 Kings 15:5, 2 Kings 22:2

declined: Deuteronomy 5:32, Deuteronomy 17:11, Deuteronomy 17:20, Deuteronomy 28:14, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 23:6, Proverbs 4:27

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:14 - as thy 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 2 Kings 16:2 - did not 2 Kings 22:1 - Josiah 2 Chronicles 33:1 - twelve Proverbs 4:5 - neither Ecclesiastes 2:21 - whose Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember Jeremiah 22:15 - and do

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
Genesis 10:17
and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;
Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 33:19
And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
Genesis 34:6
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
Genesis 34:7
And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
Genesis 34:10
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
Genesis 34:11
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Genesis 34:24
And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
Genesis 34:25
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 34:2. He declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.] He never swerved from God and truth; he never omitted what he knew to be his duty to God and his kingdom; he carried on his reformation with a steady hand; timidity did not prevent him from going far enough; and zeal did not lead him beyond due bounds. He walked in the golden mean, and his moderation was known unto all men. He went neither to the right nor to the left, he looked inward, looked forward, and looked upward. Reader, let the conduct of this pious youth be thy exemplar through life.


 
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