And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat,.... Guiding and directing, prospering and succeeding him in all things; he had, no doubt, his gracious presence in spiritual things, as well as his powerful and…
Barnes' Notes
The first ways of his father David - The Septuagint and several Hebrew manuscripts omit “David,” which has probably crept in from the margin, for David’s “first ways” are nowhere else contrasted with…
Adam Clarke
The Lord was with Jehoshaphat - "The Word of the Lord was Jehoshaphat's Helper." - Targum.
Here we find concerning Jehoshaphat,
I. What a wise man he was. As soon as he came to the crown he strengthened himself against Israel, Ch2 17:1. Ahab, an active warlike prince, had now been three…
Cambridge Bible
in the first ways of his father David Omit David(so LXX.), the person referred to being Asa(1Ki 22:43). Asa's first ways(ch. 14, 15) were good, his latter ways (ch. 16), according to the Chronicler,…
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