2 Chronicles 17:4
But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
KJV
sed in Deo patris sui : et perrexit in præceptis illius, et non juxta peccata Israël.
Vulgate
ἀλλὰ Κύριον τὸν θεὸν τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐξεζήτησεν, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐπορεύθη, καὶ οὐχ ὡς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ τὰ ἔργα.
LXX
but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
ASV
כִּ֠י לֵֽ/אלֹהֵ֤י אָבִי/ו֙ דָּרָ֔שׁ וּ/בְ/מִצְוֺתָ֖י/ו הָלָ֑ךְ וְ/לֹ֖א כְּ/מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
הוּ
hv
verb · 165×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
ו
v
noun · 183×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
m'shh
noun · 234×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 12:28 — Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egyp
- 1Thess 2:12 — That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
- 1Thess 4:1 — Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
- 2Kgs 8:18 — And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2Kgs 17:19 — Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
- Hos 4:15 — Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
- Luke 1:6 — And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.