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2 Chronicles 17:4

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What does 2 Chronicles 17:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
2 Chronicles 17:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,
4but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
5Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
6And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
7Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But sought to the Lord God of his fathers, etc.] Prayed to him, worshipped and served him: and walked in his commandments; observed and kept them, moral, ceremonial, and judicial: and not after the doings of Israel: who worshipped the golden calves at Dan and Bethel.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“and not after the doings of Israel--He observed with scrupulous fidelity, and employed his royal influence to support the divine institutions as enacted by Moses, abhorring that spurious and unlawful calf-worship that now formed the established religion in Israel. Being thus far removed, alike from gross idolatry and Israelitish apostasy, and adhering zealously to the requirements of the divine law, the blessing of God rested on his government. Ruling in the fear of God, and for the good of his subjects, "the Lord established the kingdom in his hand."”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The doings of Israel - i. e. the especially idolatrous doings of the time - the introduction and establishment of the worship of Baal and the groves. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“walked: Luk 1:6; Th1 2:12, Th1 4:1 not after: Kg1 12:28, Kg1 12:30, Kg1 12:33, Kg1 13:33, Kg1 13:34, Kg1 16:31-33; Kg2 8:18, Kg2 17:19; Jer 3:7, Jer 3:8; Hos 4:15 2 Chronicles 17:5”
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