KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Chronicles 19:3
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
WEB World English Bible
Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but good things have been found with thee, for thou hast put away the shrines out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 19
1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
3 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.
4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.
5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you in the judgment.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֲבָ֕לH61 · a.valtrulyדְּבָרִ֥יםH1697 · da.varwordטוֹבִ֖יםH2896 · tovpleasantנִמְצְא֣וּH4672 · ma.tsato findעִמָּ֑ךְH5973 · imwithכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforבִעַ֤רְתָּH1197 · ba.arto burn: burnהָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙H842 · a.she.rahAsherahמִן־H4480 · minfromהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָH3559 · kunto establish: prepareלְבָבְךָ֖H3824 · le.vavheartלִדְרֹ֥שׁH1875 · da.rashto seekהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 12:12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy [him] altogether: and also in Judah things went well.1 Kings 14:13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found [some] good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.Ezra 7:10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do [it], and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.2 Chronicles 30:19[That] prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.2 Chronicles 12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.2 Chronicles 17:3-6And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;Psalm 57:7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.Romans 7:18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.
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