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2 Chronicles 17:3-5

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17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor 1  David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. 2  He did not seek the Baals, 17:4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors 3  and obeyed 4  his commands, unlike the Israelites. 5  17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure; 6  all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. 7 

1 tn Heb “father.”

2 tn Heb “for he walked in the ways of David his father [in] the beginning [times].”

3 tn Heb “fathers.”

4 tn Heb “walked in.”

5 tn Heb “and not like the behavior of Israel.”

6 tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.”

7 tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.”



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