2 Kings 22:2

2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.

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2 Kings 22:2 in Other Translations

KJV

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

ESV

2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

NLT

2 He did what was pleasing in the LORD ’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.

MSG

2 He lived the way God wanted. He kept straight on the path blazed by his ancestor David, not one step to either left or right.

CSB

2 He did what was right in the Lord's sight and walked in all the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn to the right or the left.

2 Kings 22:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 22:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord
In the affair of religious worship especially, as well as in other things:

and walked in all the ways of David his father;
in his religious ways, in which he never departed from his God:

and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left;
but kept an even, constant, path of worship and duty, according to the law of God.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Kings 22:2 In-Context

1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and followed completely the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.

3 In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the secretary, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the temple of the LORD. He said:

4 “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him get ready the money that has been brought into the temple of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

5 Have them entrust it to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. And have these men pay the workers who repair the temple of the LORD—

Cross References 2

1. S Deuteronomy 17:19; S 1 Kings 14:8
2. S Deuteronomy 5:32

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