All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He alone out of Jeroboam’s house will be given a proper burial because out of the house of Jeroboam something favourable to the Lord God of Israel was found in him.
2 Chronicles 19:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But there are good things found in you, for you have destroyed the Asherim out of the land and have set your heart to seek God [with all your soul's desire]. American Standard Version (1901) Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God. Common English Bible Nevertheless, there is some good to be found in you, in that you have removed the sacred poles from the land and set your mind to seek God.” Catholic Public Domain Version But good works have been found in you. For you have taken away the sacred groves from the land of Judah. And you have prepared your heart, so as to seek the Lord, the God of your fathers." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers. |
All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He alone out of Jeroboam’s house will be given a proper burial because out of the house of Jeroboam something favourable to the Lord God of Israel was found in him.
Those from every tribe of Israel who had determined in their hearts to seek the Lord their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
When Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned away from him, and he did not destroy him completely. Besides that, conditions were good in Judah.
Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the Lord.
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with all their heart and all their soul.
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They had sought him with all sincerity, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he resolved to seek the Lord. Then he proclaimed a fast for all Judah,
However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.
Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him (he was hiding in Samaria). So they brought Ahaziah to Jehu, and they killed him. The soldiers buried him, for they said, ‘He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat who sought the Lord with all his heart.’ So no one from the house of Ahaziah had the strength to rule the kingdom.
So Jotham strengthened his position because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God.
whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God, the Lord, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.’
Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.
Samuel told them, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, set your hearts on the Lord, and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.’