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2 Kings 22:2

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 22:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
2 Kings 22:2 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,
4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people:
5and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,
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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
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, etc.] In the affair of religious worship especially, as well as in other things: and walked in all the ways of David his father; in his religious ways, in which he never departed from his God: and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; but kept an even, constant, path of worship and duty, according to the law of God.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“right: Kg2 16:2, Kg2 18:3; Ch2 17:3, Ch2 29:2; Pro 20:11 walked: Kg1 3:6, Kg1 11:38, Kg1 15:5 turned: Deu 5:32; Jos 1:7; Pro 4:27; Eze 18:14-17 4 Kings (2 Kings) 22:3”
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