2 Chronicles 19:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart to seek God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Nevertheless{H61} there are good{H2896} things{H1697} found{H4672} in thee, in that thou hast put away{H1197} the Asheroth{H842} out of the land,{H776} and hast set{H3559} thy heart{H3824} to seek{H1875} God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Nevertheless{H61} there are good{H2896} things{H1697} found{H4672}{(H8738)} in thee, in that thou hast taken away{H1197}{(H8765)} the groves{H842} out of the land{H776}, and hast prepared{H3559}{(H8689)} thine heart{H3824} to seek{H1875}{(H8800)} God{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    neuertheles there is some good founde in the, that thou hast put the groues out of the londe, and hast prepared thine hert to seke God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Neuertheles good things are found in thee, because thou hast taken away ye groues out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seeke God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse, there are some good actes founde in thee, in that thou hast hewen downe the groues out of the lande, and hast prepared thyne heart to seke God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Nevertheless 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    but 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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Nevertheless 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Nevertheless 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Nevertheless 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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow God.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 12:12 : 12 When Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned away from him, and He did not completely destroy him. Furthermore, there were still good things in Judah.
  • 1 Kgs 14:13 : 13 All Israel will mourn him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam's family will come to the grave. He is the only one in whom the LORD, the God of Israel, found something good within the house of Jeroboam.
  • Ezra 7:10 : 10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, to observe it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.'
  • 2 Chr 12:14 : 14 He did evil because he did not resolve in his heart to seek the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 17:3-6 : 3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his ancestor David and did not seek after the Baals. 4 Instead, he sought the God of his father and obeyed His commands rather than following the practices of Israel. 5 The LORD established the kingdom under his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, so he had great riches and honor. 6 His heart was encouraged in the ways of the LORD, and moreover, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
  • Ps 57:7 : 7 They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my path, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah.
  • Rom 7:18 : 18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Chr 17:3-6
    4 verses
    82%

    3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his ancestor David and did not seek after the Baals.

    4 Instead, he sought the God of his father and obeyed His commands rather than following the practices of Israel.

    5 The LORD established the kingdom under his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, so he had great riches and honor.

    6 His heart was encouraged in the ways of the LORD, and moreover, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

  • 2 Chr 19:2
    79%

    2 Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the LORD’s wrath is upon you.'

  • 2 Chr 20:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    32 Jehoshaphat followed the path of his father Asa and did not turn from it. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

    33 However, the high places were not removed, and the people still had not fully set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Chr 34:3
    76%

    3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In the twelfth year, he started to purify Judah and Jerusalem by removing the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols.

  • 2 Chr 14:3
    76%

    3 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the law and the commandment.

  • 1 Kgs 22:43
    74%

    43 Jehoshaphat followed in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them and did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 19:4
    74%

    4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he also went out among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

  • 1 Kgs 14:9
    73%

    9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have gone and made other gods and cast images to provoke Me to anger, and you have turned your back on Me.

  • 2 Chr 15:17
    72%

    17 Although the high places were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his life.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18 As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

    19 Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and its inhabitants—that they would become a desolation and a curse—and because you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 15:8
    72%

    8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the LORD’s temple.

  • 2 Chr 30:19
    72%

    19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.'

  • 2 Chr 20:3
    72%

    3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he resolved to seek the LORD. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 3:2
    72%

    2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and mother; he removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • 2 Kgs 12:3
    72%

    3 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

  • 2 Chr 21:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 Then Jehoram received a letter from the prophet Elijah, which said, "This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: Because you have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah..."

    13 But you followed the ways of the kings of Israel and led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, just as the house of Ahab led people into idolatry. You even killed your brothers, the members of your father's family, who were better than you.

  • 2 Chr 33:15
    72%

    15 He removed the foreign gods and the image from the house of the LORD, and all the altars he had built on the hill of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city.

  • 2 Chr 34:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, this is what you shall say to him: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:

    27 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you tore your clothes and wept in My presence, I have heard you,' declares the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 15:4
    71%

    4 However, the high places were not removed; the people continued to sacrifice and burn incense there.

  • 2 Chr 18:6
    71%

    6 But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

  • 2 Kgs 23:19
    71%

    19 Josiah also removed all the shrines on the high places in the towns of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger. He did to them just as he had done at Bethel.

  • 1 Kgs 22:7
    71%

    7 But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

  • 2 Kgs 18:5
    71%

    5 He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.

  • 2 Chr 19:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

    9 He gave them these orders: 'You must act in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and with a whole heart.'

  • 2 Chr 16:9
    70%

    9 For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, you will face wars.

  • 2 Chr 15:2
    70%

    2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, 'Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.'

  • 1 Kgs 15:14
    70%

    14 The high places were not removed, yet Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

  • 2 Kgs 15:35
    70%

    35 However, the high places were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham built the upper gate of the temple of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 18:4
    70%

    4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek the word of the LORD today.'

  • 2 Chr 34:33
    70%

    33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territories belonging to the Israelites, and he compelled everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign, they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Kgs 21:3
    70%

    3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, set up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the host of heaven and served them.

  • 2 Kgs 14:4
    70%

    4 However, the high places were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

  • 2 Chr 20:5
    70%

    5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD before the new courtyard.

  • 2 Chr 31:1
    70%

    1 When all this had been completed, all the Israelites who were present went out to the towns of Judah and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished the high places and the altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them completely. Then all the Israelites returned to their own cities, each to their own property.

  • 1 Chr 22:19
    70%

    19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.

  • Deut 4:29
    70%

    29 But from there, you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

  • Deut 13:14
    70%

    14 that wicked men have come out from among you and led the inhabitants of their city astray, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods you have not known—

  • 2 Kgs 13:6
    70%

    6 However, they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had led Israel to sin, but continued in them; even the Asherah pole remained in Samaria.

  • 2 Chr 34:7
    70%

    7 He tore down the altars and the Asherah poles, smashed the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 31:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good, upright, and true before the Lord his God.

    21 In everything he undertook in the service of the house of God, in observing the law and the commandments, and in seeking his God, he worked wholeheartedly and prospered.

  • 2 Kgs 10:29
    69%

    29 However, Jehu did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.