The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 17:4 Explained

2 Chronicles 17:4

KJV: But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

YLT: for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.

Darby: but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But sought  to the [LORD] God  of his father,  and walked  in his commandments,  and not after the doings  of Israel. 

What does 2 Chronicles 17:4 Mean?

Study Notes

Israel
i.e. the ten-tribe kingdom.

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 17

1  Jehoshaphat, succeeding Asa, reigns well, and prospers
7  He sends Levites with the princes to teach Judah
10  His enemies being terrified by God, some of them bring him presents and tribute
12  His greatness, captains, and armies

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 17:4 mean?

but the God of his father sought and in His commandments walked and not according to the acts of Israel
כִּ֠י לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י אָבִיו֙ דָּרָ֔שׁ וּבְמִצְוֺתָ֖יו הָלָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֖א כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י  the  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אָבִיו֙  of  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
דָּרָ֔שׁ  sought 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
וּבְמִצְוֺתָ֖יו  and  in  His  commandments 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִצְוָה  
Sense: commandment.
הָלָ֑ךְ  walked 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְלֹ֖א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה  according  to  the  acts 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.