2 Kings 22:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

Josiah always obeyed the Lord, just as his ancestor David had done.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:32

Israel, you must carefully obey the Lord's commands.

2 Kings 18:3

Hezekiah obeyed the Lord, just as his ancestor David had done.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered: My father David, your servant, was honest and did what you commanded. You were always loyal to him, and you gave him a son who is now king.

Proverbs 20:11

The good or bad that children do shows what they are like.

Proverbs 4:27

Don't make a mistake by turning to the right or the left.

2 Chronicles 29:2

Hezekiah obeyed the Lord by doing right, just as his ancestor David had done.

2 Kings 16:2

He was 20 years old at the time, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. Ahaz wasn't like his ancestor David. Instead, he disobeyed the Lord

1 Kings 11:38

I'll help you if you obey me. And if you do what I say, as my servant David did, I will always let someone from your family rule in Israel, just as someone from David's family will always rule in Judah. The nation of Israel will be yours.

2 Chronicles 17:3

When Jehoshaphat's father had first become king of Judah, he was faithful to the Lord and refused to worship the god Baal as the kings of Israel did. Jehoshaphat followed his father's example and obeyed and worshiped the Lord. And so the Lord blessed Jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 31:20

Everything Hezekiah did while he was king of Judah, including what he did for the temple in Jerusalem, was right and good. He was a successful king, because he obeyed the Lord God with all his heart.

2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was 8 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 31 years from Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 1:1

I am Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, the great-grandson of Amariah, and the great-great-grandson of Hezekiah. When Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah, the Lord gave me this message.

1 Kings 15:11

Asa obeyed the Lord, as David had done.

2 Kings 12:3

But even Joash did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.

2 Kings 14:3

Amaziah followed the example of his father Joash by obeying the Lord and doing right. But he was not as faithful as his ancestor David.