2 Chronicles 34 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
2 Chronicles 34:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 34:2 in other translations

BSBAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
WEBHe did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.
ASVAnd he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
YLTand he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside--right or left.
DARBYAnd he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand nor to the left.
BBEAnd he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
WebsterAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

What does 2 Chronicles 34:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 He declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left - He never swerved from God and truth; he never omitted what he knew to be his duty to God and his kingdom; he carried on his reformation with a steady hand; timidity did not prevent him from going far enough; and zeal did not lead him beyond due bounds. He walked in the golden mean, and his moderation was known unto all men. He went neither to the right nor to the left, he looked inward, looked forward, and looked upward. Reader, let the conduct of this pious youth be thy exemplar through life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 34:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he walkedH1980
בְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.Kheiin [the] ways ofH1870
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivancestor hisH1
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
סָ֖רsarhe turned asideH5493
יָמִ֥יןya.MinrightH3225
וּשְׂמֹֽאול\׃u.se.Moland leftH8040

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 34:2

  • 2 Chronicles 29:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.

  • Joshua 1:7

    Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:2

    And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

  • Deuteronomy 28:14

    And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

  • Deuteronomy 5:32

    Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

  • Joshua 23:6

    Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:3

    And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

  • 1 Kings 14:8

    And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

  • 2 Kings 22:2

    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.

  • Proverbs 4:27

    Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

  • Deuteronomy 17:11

    According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
right in the sight.
14:2; 17:3; 29:2; 1Ki 14:8; 15:5; 2Ki 22:2
declined.
De 5:32; 17:11,20; 28:14; Jos 1:7; 23:6; Pr 4:27

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 34:1

    Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:3

    For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

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2 Chronicles 34:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Este hizo lo recto en ojos de Jehová, y anduvo en los caminos de David su padre, sin apartarse á la diestra ni á la siniestra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’ Éternel, et marcha dans les voies de David, son père, et ne s’en écarta ni à droite ni à gauche.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was recht war in den Augen Jehovas; und er wandelte auf den Wegen seines Vaters David und wich nicht zur Rechten noch zur Linken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fecitque quod erat rectum in conspectu Domini, et ambulavit in viis David patris sui: non declinavit neque ad dextram, neque ad sinistram.