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Berean Standard Bible

“Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,”

2 Chronicles 17:3

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Jehoshaphat succeeded his father Asa as king of Judah and strengthened the nation against Israel. The chronicler describes his reign as a time of peace, growing wealth and a religious reform that included sending teachers throughout the land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y fué Jehová con Josaphat, porque anduvo en los primeros caminos de David su padre, y no buscó á los Baales;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor estaba con Josafat, porque seguía en la buena senda en que su padre anduvo al principio, y no adoraba las imágenes de Baal.

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