2 Chronicles 34:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

Right in the sight

Declined

General references

2 Chronicles 29:2

Bible References

Right in the sight

Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved.

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David's footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,

He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.

He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

Declined

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

You must do what you are instructed, and the verdict they pronounce to you, without fail. Do not deviate right or left from what they tell you.

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep! Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.

Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won't swerve from it to the right or the left,

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

General references

He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.