Parallel Verses
Amplified
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father (forefather) and did not turn aside either to the right or to the left.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight and walked in the ways of his ancestor David;
International Standard Version
He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example of his ancestor David, turning neither to the right nor to the left.
A Conservative Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
American Standard Version
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Bible in Basic English
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
Darby Translation
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.
Julia Smith Translation
And he did the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, and he went in the ways of David his father, and he turned not to the right and to the left
King James 2000
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in the ways of David his ancestor and did not deviate [to] the right or [to] the left.
Modern King James verseion
And he did the right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right nor to the left.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he did that pleased the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, bowing neither to the righthand nor to the left.
NET Bible
He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.
New Heart English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
The Emphasized Bible
And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh, - and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.
Themes
Children » Instances of » Josiah
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Submitted to the scepter of josiah
Josiah » King of judah » Piety of: exemplified in his repairing of the temple
Interlinear
Yashar
`ayin
'ab
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 34:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reign Of Josiah
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father (forefather) and did not turn aside either to the right or to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young (sixteen), he began to seek after and inquire of the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and cast images.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Chronicles 29:2
He did right in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that David his father (forefather) had done.
Deuteronomy 5:32
Therefore you shall pay attention and be careful to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left [deviating from My commandments].
Deuteronomy 17:11
You shall act in accordance with the law which they teach you and the judgment which they tell you. You shall not turn aside from their verdict, to the right or to the left.
Deuteronomy 17:20
so that his heart will not be lifted up above his countrymen [by a false sense of self-importance and self-reliance] and that he will not turn away (deviate) from the commandment, to the right or to the left, so that he and his sons may continue [to reign] for a long time in his kingdom in Israel.
Deuteronomy 28:14
Do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or to the left, to follow and serve other gods.
Joshua 1:7
Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do [everything] in accordance with the entire law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper and be successful wherever you go.
Joshua 23:6
Be steadfast and very determined to keep and to do everything that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right or the left,
1 Kings 14:8
and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you—but you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes,
1 Kings 15:5
because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of [the betrayal of] Uriah the Hittite.
2 Kings 22:2
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his father (ancestor) David, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
2 Chronicles 14:2
2 Chronicles 17:3
The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he
Proverbs 4:27
Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk];
Turn your foot from [the path of] evil.