Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And his heart will be high in the ways of Jehovah: and yet more, he removed the heights and statues from Judah.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
Holman Bible
His mind rejoiced in the Lord’s ways, and he again
International Standard Version
He remained committed to following the LORD, and he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
A Conservative Version
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of LORD. And furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
American Standard Version
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
Amplified
His heart was encouraged and he took great pride in the ways of the Lord; moreover, he again removed the high places [of pagan worship] and the Asherim from Judah.
Bible in Basic English
His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.
Darby Translation
And he took courage in the ways of Jehovah; moreover, he removed the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.
King James 2000
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and idol poles out of Judah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And his heart was courageous in the ways of Yahweh. Moreover, he removed the high places and the Asherahs from Judah.
Modern King James verseion
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah. And he took away the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his heart was courageous in the ways of the LORD, and he put down yet more of the hill altars and groves out of Judah.
NET Bible
He was committed to following the Lord; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
New Heart English Bible
His heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
The Emphasized Bible
And his heart was encouraged, in the ways of Yahweh, - and he, yet further, took away the high places and the Sacred Stems, out of Judah.
Webster
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
World English Bible
His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
Youngs Literal Translation
and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.
Themes
Groves » Destroyed by » Jehoshaphat
character of the renewed Heart » Zealous
High places » Destroyed by » Jehoshaphat
High places » Jehoshaphat destroys
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » Jehoshaphat
Idolatry » Zeal » Against » Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat » King of judah » Religious zeal of
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Jehoshaphat
Obedience » Instances of » Jehoshaphat
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Jehoshaphat
Interlinear
Leb
Gabahh
Cuwr
References
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 17:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jehoshaphat Reigns In Judah
5 And Jehovah will prepare the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah will give a gift to Jehoshaphat, and riches will be to him and honor for multitude. 6 And his heart will be high in the ways of Jehovah: and yet more, he removed the heights and statues from Judah. 7 And in the third year to his kingdom he sent to his chiefs to the son of power, and to the servant of Jehovah, and to him Remembered of Jehovah, and to the Gift of God, and to Who as God, to teach in the cities of Judah.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:17
And the heights were not removed from Israel: but the heart of Asa was complete all his days.
2 Chronicles 20:33
Only the heights were not removed: and yet the people prepared not their heart to the God of their fathers.
1 Kings 22:43
And he went in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it to do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah: But the heights were not removed; the people yet sacrificing and burning incense upon the heights.
2 Chronicles 19:3
But good words were found with thee, for thou didst burn the images from the land, and didst prepare heart to seek God.
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because that thou servedst not Jehovah thy God injoy and in a good heart for the multitude of all things.
2 Chronicles 14:3
And he will remove the altars of the stranger, and the heights, and break the pillars, and cut down the images:
2 Chronicles 31:1
And as all this was finished, all Israel being found will go forth to the cities of Judah, and they will break the images and cut off the statues and tear down the heights, and the altars of all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh even to finishing. And all the sons of Israel will turn back each to his possession to their cities.
2 Chronicles 34:3-7
And in the eighth year to his reigning, and he yet a youth, he began to seek to the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the heights, and the statues, and the carved images, and the molten images.
Job 22:26
For then upon the Almighty shalt thou delight thyself, and thou shalt lift up thy face to God.
Psalm 18:21-22
For I watched the ways of Jehovah, and I acted not wickedly from my God.
Psalm 119:1
Happy the blameless of way, they going in the law of Jehovah.
Psalm 138:5
And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah: for great the glory of Jehovah.
Hosea 14:9
Who being wise, and he shall understand these things? and knowing, and he shall know them? for the ways of Jehovah are straight, and the just shall go in them: and they transgressing shall be weak in them.
Acts 13:10
O, full of deceit, and all dexterity, son of the devil, enemy of all justice, Wilt thou cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?