2 Chronicles 17:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.”
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“And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 17:6 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- 1 Kings 22:43And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- 2 Chronicles 14:2And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:33The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 31:1When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
- 2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.
- Job 22:26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Psalms 18:21For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
- Psalms 138:5They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
- Hosea 14:9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Acts 13:10and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
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