Add parallel Print Page Options

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.

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter

32 So Moses told the people, “You must be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

11 Even children are known by the way they act,
    whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

Solomon replied, “You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had done.

Read full chapter

38 If you listen to what I tell you and follow my ways and do whatever I consider to be right, and if you obey my decrees and commands, as my servant David did, then I will always be with you. I will establish an enduring dynasty for you as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

Read full chapter

14 “But suppose that sinful son, in turn, has a son who sees his father’s wickedness and decides against that kind of life. 15 This son refuses to worship idols on the mountains and does not commit adultery. 16 He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. 17 He helps the poor,[a] does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 18:17 Greek version reads He refuses to do evil.

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.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

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

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.

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends