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He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David,(A) not turning aside to the right or to the left.

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He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David(A) had done.

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27 Don’t get sidetracked;
    keep your feet from following evil.

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27 Do not turn to the right or the left;(A)
    keep your foot from evil.

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The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years[a] and did not worship the images of Baal.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts read the example of his father, David.

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David(A) before him. He did not consult the Baals

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[a]Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:2 Verses 14:2-15 are numbered 14:1-14 in Hebrew text.

Asa King of Judah(A)

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B)

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He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.

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He did what was right(A) in the eyes of the Lord and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right(B) or to the left.

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For David had done what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and had obeyed the Lord’s commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.

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For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep(A) any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah(B) the Hittite.

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I ripped the kingdom away from the family of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who obeyed my commands and followed me with all his heart and always did whatever I wanted.

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I tore(A) the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(B) in my eyes.

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“So be very careful to follow everything Moses wrote in the Book of Instruction. Do not deviate from it, turning either to the right or to the left.

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“Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law(A) of Moses, without turning aside(B) to the right or to the left.(C)

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Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.

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“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey(A) all the law(B) my servant Moses(C) gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,(D) that you may be successful wherever you go.(E)

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14 You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today, nor follow after other gods and worship them.

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14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left,(A) following other gods and serving them.

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20 This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

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20 and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from the law(A) to the right or to the left.(B) Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.(C)

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11 After they have interpreted the law and declared their verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way.

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11 Act according to whatever they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left.(A)

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