2 Chronicles 19 · Verse 3

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.
2 Chronicles 19:3, King James Version

2 Chronicles 19:3 in other translations

BSBHowever, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
WEBNevertheless 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.”
ASVNevertheless 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.
YLTbut 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.'
DARBYNevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.
BBEBut still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.
WebsterNevertheless, there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.

What does 2 Chronicles 19:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 19:1-4

2Ch 19:1-4. Jehoshaphat Visits His Kingdom. 1-4. Jehoshaphat ... returned to his house in peace--(See 2Ch 18:16). Not long after he had resumed the ordinary functions of royalty in Jerusalem, he was one day disturbed by an unexpected and ominous visit from a prophet of the Lord [2Ch 19:2]. This was Jehu, of whose father we read in 2Ch 16:7. He himself had been called to discharge the prophetic office in Israel. But…

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2 Chronicles 19:3 in the original Hebrew

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אֲבָ֕ל'a.ValbutH61
דְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimthingsH1697
טוֹבִ֖יםto.VimgoodH2896
נִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'Uthey have been foundH4672
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
בִעַ֤רְתָּvi.'Ar.tayou have removedH1197
הָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙ha.'a.she.rOtthe Asherah polesH842
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָva.ha.khi.No.taand you have directedH3559
לְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.Khaheart yourH3824
לִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.Roshto seekH1875
הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים\׃Ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 19:3

  • 2 Chronicles 12:12

    And 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 14:13

    And 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 7:10

    For 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 12:14

    And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:3-6

    And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance. And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

  • Psalms 57:7

    My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

  • Romans 7:18

    For 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
good things.
12:12; 17:3-6; 1Ki 14:13; Ro 7:18
prepared.
12:14; 30:19; Ezr 7:10; Ps 57:7

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:4

    And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer–sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers.

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2 Chronicles 19:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero se han hallado en ti buenas cosas, porque cortaste de la tierra los bosques, y has apercibido tu corazón á buscar á Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Cependant il s’est trouvé de bonnes choses en toi, car tu as ôté du pays les ashères, et tu as appliqué ton cœur à rechercher Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jedoch ist Gutes an dir gefunden worden, weil du die Ascheroth aus dem Lande hinweggeschafft und dein Herz darauf gerichtet hast, Gott zu suchen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed bona opera inventa sunt in te, eo quod abstuleris lucos de terra Juda, et præparaveris cor tuum ut requireres Dominum Deum patrum tuorum.