2 Chronicles 17:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
but soughtדָּרָ֔שׁ
(da·rash,)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
the Godלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י
(le·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of his father,אָבִיו֙
(a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
followedהָלָ֑ךְ
(ha·lach;)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
His commandments,וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו
(u·ve·mitz·vo·tav)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
and did not actכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
(ke·ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
as Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
did. 
 
4639: a deed, workfrom asah


















KJV Lexicon
But sought
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
to the LORD God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and walked
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in his commandments
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
and not after the doings
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
but sought the God of his father, followed His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.

King James Bible
But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.

International Standard Version
Instead, Jehoshaphat sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike Israel.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Instead, he dedicated his life to his ancestor's God and lived by God's commands. Jehoshaphat did not do what Israel was doing.

King James 2000 Bible
But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
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