17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor 1 David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. 2 He did not seek the Baals, 17:4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors 3 and obeyed 4 his commands, unlike the Israelites. 5
[17:3] 1 tn Heb “father.”
[17:3] 2 tn Heb “for he walked in the ways of David his father [in] the beginning [times].”
[17:4] 3 tn Heb “fathers.”
[17:4] 4 tn Heb “walked in.”
[17:4] 5 tn Heb “and not like the behavior of Israel.”
