17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor 4 David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. 5 He did not seek the Baals,
25:20 But Amaziah did not heed the warning, 6 for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom. 7
1 tn Or “strengthened.”
2 tn Or “strengthened.”
3 tn Heb “they walked in the way of.”
4 tn Heb “father.”
5 tn Heb “for he walked in the ways of David his father [in] the beginning [times].”
6 tn Heb “did not listen.”
7 tn Heb “because it was from God in order to give them into the hand because they sought the gods of Edom.”
8 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the
9 tn Heb “and walked in the ways of David his father.”