Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David.[a] He did not seek the Baals but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 17:3 Some Hb mss, LXX omit David

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David(A) before him. He did not consult the Baals but sought(B) the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.

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

But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

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