2 Chronicles 17:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 17:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 17:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 17:3 — KJV
“And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; of...: or, of his father, and of David”
— 2 Chronicles 17:3 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 17:3 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 17:3
“And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:3: lord, jehoshaphat, because
“Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:3: because, walked, ways
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:3: lord, walked, ways
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:3: lord, because, walked
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:3: lord, because, david
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