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2 Chronicles 17:2-4
Amplified Bible
2 Chronicles 17:2-4
Amplified Bible
2 He placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which his father Asa had captured.
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3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he [a]followed the example of his father (ancestor) David. He did not seek [to follow] the Baals [the false gods], 4 but sought the God of his father, and walked in (obeyed) His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.
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- 2 Chronicles 17:3 Lit walked in the earlier ways of his father.
2 Chronicles 17:2-4
New International Version
2 Chronicles 17:2-4
New International Version
2 He stationed troops in all the fortified cities(A) of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.(B)
3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David(C) before him. He did not consult the Baals 4 but sought(D) the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.
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