2 Chronicles 17:4

4 but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 17:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 17:4

But sought to the Lord God of his fathers
Prayed to him, worshipped and served him:

and walked in his commandments;
observed and kept them, moral, ceremonial, and judicial:

and not after the doings of Israel:
who worshipped the golden calves at Dan and Bethel.

2 Chronicles 17:4 In-Context

2 He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3 Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,

4 but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

5 Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

6 His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.