2 Chronicles 17:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because in his young life he did the good things his ancestor David did. Jehoshaphat did not follow the Baal idols.

Cross References

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t worry—I am with you. Don’t be afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory.

2 Kings 22:2

Josiah did what the Lord said was right. He followed God like his ancestor David. Josiah obeyed God’s teachings—he did exactly what God wanted.

2 Timothy 4:22

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

Matthew 28:20

Teach them to obey everything that I have told you to do. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of time.”

Matthew 1:23

“The virgin will be pregnant and will give birth to a son. They will name him Immanuel.” (Immanuel means “God with us.”)

Psalm 46:11

The Lord All-Powerful is with us. The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

1 Chronicles 22:18

David said to these leaders, “The Lord your God is with you. He has given you a time of peace. He helped me defeat the people living around us. The Lord and his people are now in control of this land.

2 Samuel 5:10

He became stronger and stronger because the Lord All-Powerful was with him.

Joshua 1:9

Remember, I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don’t be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:5

Just as I was with Moses, I will be with you. No one will be able to stop you all your life. I will not abandon you. I will never leave you.

Exodus 3:12

God said, “You can do it because I will be with you. This will be the proof that I am sending you: After you lead the people out of Egypt, you will come and worship me on this mountain.”

Genesis 39:21

The Lord was with Joseph and continued to show his kindness to him, so the commander of the prison guards began to like Joseph.

Matthew 18:20

Yes, if two or three people are together believing in me, I am there with them.”

Jeremiah 2:23

“Judah, how can you say to me, ‘I am not guilty because I have not worshiped the Baal idols’? Think about what you did in the valley. Think about what you have done. You are like a fast she-camel that runs from place to place.

Isaiah 8:10

Make your plans for the fight. Your plans will be defeated. Give orders to your armies, but your orders will be useless, because God is with us!

Psalm 46:7

The Lord All-Powerful is with us. The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went to meet Asa and said, “Listen to me, Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you look for him, you will find him. But if you leave him, he will leave you.

2 Kings 18:3

Hezekiah did what the Lord said was right, just as David his ancestor had done.

1 Kings 11:6

So Solomon did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not follow the Lord completely as his father David did.

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over all Israel, and he made good and fair decisions for all of his people.

Exodus 4:12

So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say.”

2 Chronicles 14:11

Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against those who are strong! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone defeat you!”

2 Kings 16:2

Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. Unlike his ancestor David, Ahaz did not do what the Lord said was right.

Judges 8:33

As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites again were not faithful to God—they followed Baal. They made Baal Berith their god.

Judges 2:18

Many times the enemies of Israel did bad things to the people, so the Israelites would cry for help. And each time the Lord felt sorry for the people and sent a judge to save them from their enemies. The Lord was always with those judges. Each time the Israelites were saved from their enemies.

Judges 2:11

So the Israelites did something very evil before the Lord. They began serving the false god Baal.

2 Kings 14:3

Amaziah did what the Lord said was right, but he did not follow God completely like David his ancestor. Amaziah did everything that Joash his father had done.

1 Kings 22:43

Like his father Asa, Jehoshaphat was good and did everything that the Lord wanted, but he did not destroy the high places. The people continued offering sacrifices and burning incense there.

2 Chronicles 17:2

He put groups of soldiers in all the towns of Judah that were made into fortresses. He built fortresses in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

2 Chronicles 17:4

He looked for the God his ancestors followed. He followed God’s commands and did not live the same way the Israelites lived.

2 Chronicles 21:12

Jehoram received this message from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord, the God your father David followed, says, ‘Jehoram, you have not lived the way your father Jehoshaphat lived. You have not lived the way King Asa of Judah lived.

1 Samuel 18:5

David went to fight wherever Saul sent him. He was very successful, so Saul put him in charge of the soldiers. This pleased everyone, even Saul’s officers.

1 Samuel 18:12

The Lord had left Saul and was now with David, so Saul was afraid of David.

1 Samuel 18:14

The Lord was with David, so he was successful in everything.

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon showed that he loved the Lord by obeying everything his father David told him to do, except that Solomon continued to go to the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense.

2 Chronicles 20:32

Like his father Asa, Jehoshaphat was good and did everything that the Lord wanted, except he did not destroy the high places. Also, the people did not turn back to the God their ancestors worshiped.

2 Chronicles 22:9

Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah. Jehu’s men caught him when he tried to hide in the town of Samaria. They brought him to Jehu. They killed Ahaziah and buried him. They said, “Ahaziah is the descendant of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat followed the Lord with all his heart.” Ahaziah’s family had no power to hold the kingdom of Judah together.

2 Chronicles 27:6

Jotham became powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 29:2

Hezekiah did what the Lord wanted him to do. He did what was right just as David his ancestor had done.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He lived in a way that pleased the Lord, always doing what was right, as his ancestor David had done. Josiah never changed this way of life.

Matthew 25:16

The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money. Those five bags of money earned five more.