2 Kings 22:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
rightהַיָּשָׁ֖ר
(hai·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and walkedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙
(de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of his fatherאָבִ֔יו
(a·viv,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
David,דָּוִ֣ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
norוְלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
did he turn asideסָ֖ר
(sar)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
to the rightיָמִ֥ין
(ya·min)
3225: right handfrom an unused word
or to the left.וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃
(u·se·mo·vl.)
8040: the leftof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And he did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that which was right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and walked
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
in all the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and turned not aside
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
to the right hand
yamiyn  (yaw-meen')
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
or to the left
smo'wl  (sem-ole')
dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He did right in the sight of the LORD and walked in all the way of his father David, nor did he turn aside to the right or to the left.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did what was right in the LORD's sight and walked in all the ways of his ancestor David; he did not turn to the right or the left.

International Standard Version
He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, living the way his ancestor David had lived, turning neither to the right nor to the left.

NET Bible
He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David's footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Josiah did what the LORD considered right. He lived in the ways of his ancestor David and never stopped.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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