“And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;”
King James Version (KJV)
17:3 Sought not, &c. - It is true, he recovered from that fall. Yet perhaps, says Mr. Henry, he never, while he lived, fully retrieved the spiritual strength he lost by it.
And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because hee walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not vnto Baalim:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;
- Darby Bible
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not to Baalim;
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,
- World English Bible
And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible