Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in the ways of his ancestor David;
International Standard Version
He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example of his ancestor David, turning neither to the right nor to the left.
A Conservative Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
American Standard Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Amplified
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father (forefather) and did not turn aside either to the right or to the left.
Bible in Basic English
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
Darby Translation
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.
Julia Smith Translation
And he did the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, and he went in the ways of David his father, and he turned not to the right and to the left
King James 2000
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor and did not deviate [to] the right or [to] the left.
Modern King James verseion
And he did the right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right nor to the left.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he did that pleased the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, bowing neither to the righthand nor to the left.
New Heart English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
The Emphasized Bible
And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, - and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.
Themes
Children » Instances of » Josiah
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Submitted to the scepter of josiah
Josiah » King of judah » Piety of: exemplified in his repairing of the temple
Interlinear
Yashar
`ayin
'ab
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 34:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reign Of Josiah
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left. 3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year he began ridding Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Chronicles 29:2
He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.
Deuteronomy 5:32
Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!
Deuteronomy 17:11
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.
Deuteronomy 17:20
Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.
Deuteronomy 28:14
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.
Joshua 1:7
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.
Joshua 23:6
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,
1 Kings 14:8
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.
1 Kings 15:5
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.
2 Kings 22:2
He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
2 Chronicles 14:2
Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved.
2 Chronicles 17:3
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,
Proverbs 4:27
Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.