2 Chronicles 20:32

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He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.

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  • 1 Kgs 15:11 : 11 Asa did what the LORD approved like his ancestor David had done.
  • 2 Chr 14:2-5 : 2 Asa’s Religious and Military Accomplishments(14:1) Asa did what the LORD his God desired and approved. 3 He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. 4 He ordered Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to observe his law and commands. 5 He removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had rest under his rule.
  • 2 Chr 14:11-13 : 11 Asa prayed to the LORD his God:“O LORD, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. O LORD, you are our God; don’t let men prevail against you!” 12 The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army chased them as far as Gerar. The Cushites were wiped out; they were shattered before the LORD and his army. The men of Judah carried off a huge amount of plunder.
  • 2 Chr 16:7-9 : 7 At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him:“Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand. 8 Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the LORD, he handed them over to you! 9 Certainly the LORD watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.” 10 Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time. 11 Asa’s Reign Ends The events of Asa’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease and his disease became severe. Yet even in his disease, he did not seek the LORD, but only the doctors.
  • 2 Chr 17:3-6 : 3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals, 4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites. 5 The LORD made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. 6 He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
  • Ps 18:21 : 21 For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.
  • Ps 36:3 : 3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 22:41-44
    4 verses
    87%

    41Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.

    42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

    43He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.(22:44) However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

    44(22:45) Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 22:2
    86%

    2He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

  • 2 Chr 34:2
    85%

    2He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

  • 1 Kgs 15:11
    84%

    11Asa did what the LORD approved like his ancestor David had done.

  • 2 Chr 14:2
    82%

    2Asa’s Religious and Military Accomplishments(14:1) Asa did what the LORD his God desired and approved.

  • 2 Chr 17:1-4
    4 verses
    81%

    1Jehoshaphat Becomes King His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.

    2He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

    3The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,

    4but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 14:3
    80%

    3He did what the LORD approved, but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash.

  • 2 Kgs 15:34
    80%

    34He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Uzziah had done.

  • 2 Kgs 18:3
    79%

    3He did what the LORD approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

  • 2 Kgs 15:3
    79%

    3He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

  • 2 Chr 29:2
    78%

    2He did what the LORD approved, just as his ancestor David had done.

  • 2 Kgs 12:2
    78%

    2Jehoash did what the LORD approved all his days when Jehoiada the priest taught him.

  • 2 Chr 26:4
    78%

    4He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

  • 2 Chr 27:2
    78%

    2He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Uzziah had done.(He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.

  • 2 Chr 20:33
    76%

    33However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Chr 24:2
    76%

    2Joash did what the LORD approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

  • 2 Chr 28:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Ahaz’s Reign Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what pleased the LORD, in contrast to his ancestor David.

    2He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel; he also made images of the Baals.

  • 1 Kgs 22:52
    75%

    52He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the footsteps of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 2 Chr 20:31
    75%

    31Jehoshaphat’s Reign Ends Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

  • 1 Kgs 15:9
    75%

    9Asa’s Reign over Judah In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 31:20
    75%

    20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the LORD his God considered good and right and faithful.

  • 2 Chr 15:17
    75%

    17The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime.

  • 1 Kgs 15:3
    75%

    3He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had been.

  • 2 Chr 21:12
    75%

    12Jehoram received this letter from Elijah the prophet:“This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says:‘You have not followed in the footsteps of your father Jehoshaphat and of King Asa of Judah,

  • 2 Kgs 13:11
    74%

    11He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins.

  • 2 Chr 25:2
    74%

    2He did what the LORD approved, but not with wholehearted devotion.

  • 1 Kgs 15:24
    74%

    24Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 15:14
    74%

    14The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD throughout his lifetime.

  • 2 Kgs 21:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20He did evil in the sight of the LORD, just like his father Manasseh had done.

    21He followed in the footsteps of his father and worshiped and bowed down to the disgusting idols which his father had worshiped.

    22He abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not follow the LORD’s instructions.

  • 2 Kgs 16:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what pleased the LORD his God, in contrast to his ancestor David.

    3He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel. He passed his son through the fire, a horrible sin practiced by the nations whom the LORD drove out from before the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 18:6
    73%

    6He was loyal to the LORD and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the LORD had given to Moses.

  • 2 Kgs 23:32
    73%

    32He did evil in the sight of the LORD as his ancestors had done.

  • 2 Kgs 3:2
    72%

    2He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • 2 Kgs 13:2
    72%

    2He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins.

  • 2 Kgs 8:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

    18He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 17:6
    72%

    6He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 15:9
    72%

    9He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 8:27
    71%

    27He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of the LORD, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family.

  • 1 Kgs 9:4
    71%

    4You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.