2 Chronicles 17:4 meaning and explanation
but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
2 Chronicles 17:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler is describing King Jehoshaphat of Judah, who succeeded his father Asa and reigned in the southern kingdom while a separate kingdom existed to the north. The verse explains why the LORD was with him: unlike the northern kings who promoted calf worship, Jehoshaphat sought the God his father had served and ordered his life by the commandments.
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