2 Chronicles 17:3

Contextual Overview

¹His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ Yehoshafat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Yisra'el. ¹ And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became king of Judah in his place. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so they could fight against Israel. ¹ His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. ¹Jehoshaphat his son then became king [of Judah] in Asa's place, and strengthened his position over Israel. ¹ His son Jehoshaphat then became king in his place, and he proved himself strong over Israel. ¹ Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.

Bible Verse Review
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the Lord: 2 Chronicles 15:2, 2 Chronicles 15:9, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3, Genesis 39:21, Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:12, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, Judges 2:18, Judges 6:12, 2 Samuel 5:10, 1 Chronicles 22:18, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:20, 2 Timothy 4:22

he walked: 2 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 11:6, 1 Kings 15:3, 1 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 14:3, 2 Kings 16:2, 2 Kings 18:3, 2 Kings 22:2, Psalms 132:1-5

his father David: or, his father, and of David, 2 Chronicles 14:2-5, 2 Chronicles 14:11, 2 Chronicles 15:8-13

sought: Judges 2:11, Judges 8:33, Jeremiah 2:23

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 2:4 - walk 1 Kings 3:3 - walking 1 Kings 3:14 - as thy 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 1 Kings 14:8 - my servant David 1 Kings 22:43 - he walked 2 Kings 3:14 - I regard 2 Chronicles 19:3 - good things 2 Chronicles 20:32 - he walked 2 Chronicles 21:12 - in the ways of Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 22:9 - the son of Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 28:1 - like David his father 2 Chronicles 34:2 - right in the sight Matthew 25:16 - went

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Then Avraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 17:17
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, "Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old, or can Sarah bear a child at ninety?"

Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed facedown on the ground and laughed. He said to himself, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth to a child when she is ninety?"

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to a man a hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth to a child?"

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a childe be borne vnto him, that is an hundreth yeere olde? and shall Sarah that is ninetie yeere olde beare?

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, "Will a son be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?"

Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, "I am almost a hundred years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is ninety. How can she have a child?" So he started laughing.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat,.... Guiding and directing, prospering and succeeding him in all things; he had, no doubt, his gracious presence in spiritual things, as well as his powerful and directing presence in things civil; the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord was for his help;''

because he walked in the first ways of his father David; which were his best; some of his last ways not being good, as in the affair of Uriah and Bathsheba, and his numbering of the people; Jehoshaphat followed him in the one, but not in the other: or, "in the ways of David and his father, the first"; the first of them both; for the latter ways of his father Asa were not so good as his first, as the preceding chapter shows; and the Septuagint version leaves out the word "David", and so restrains it to his own father:

and sought not unto Baalim; as did Ahab king of Israel, who now reigned there; 1 Kings 15:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The first ways of his father David - The Septuagint and several Hebrew manuscripts omit “David,” which has probably crept in from the margin, for David’s “first ways” are nowhere else contrasted with his later ways. The real meaning of the writer is, that Jehoshaphat followed the example set by his father Asa in his earlier years 2 Chronicles 14:1-15; 2 Chronicles 15:0.

Baalim - On the plural form, see 1 Kings 18:18 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 17:3. The Lord was with Jehoshaphat — "The WORD of the Lord was Jehoshaphat's Helper." - Targum.