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2 Chronicles 20:32 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 32. 32And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Jehoshaphat's good path and failed ships close his reign.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 20:31–37
Read 2 Chronicles 20:32 with 20:31–37. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Jehoshaphat receives a positive but incomplete evaluation, his alliance with Ahaziah produces ships for Tarshish, and Eliezer announces their destruction because of that partnership.
Why It Needs Context
2 Chronicles 20:32 depends on 20:31–37; isolating “And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which…” would detach a supporting action, quotation, name, number, object, or transition from “Jehoshaphat's good path and failed ships close his reign.”
Read 2 Chronicles 20:31–37 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 20:31–37 forms the complete movement “Jehoshaphat's good path and failed ships close his reign”: Jehoshaphat receives a positive but incomplete evaluation, his alliance with Ahaziah produces ships for Tarshish, and Eliezer announces their destruction because of that partnership.
Verse 31. 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Verse 32. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
Verse 33. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
Verse 34. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
Verse 35. 35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
Verse 36. 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
Verse 37. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 2 Chronicles 20:31–37, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
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