Instead, Jehoshaphat obeyed the God of his father. He obeyed the Lord’ s commands instead of the practices of Israel.

只寻求他父亲的神，遵行他的诫命，不效法以色列人的行为。

只寻求他父亲的上帝，遵行他的诫命，不效法以色列人的行为。

只寻求他父亲的神，遵行他的诫命，不效法以色列人的行为。

只寻求他父亲的上帝，遵行祂的诫命，没有效法以色列人的行为。

只寻求他父亲的神，遵行神的诫命，没有随从以色列人的行为。

只尋求他父親的神，遵行他的誡命，不效法以色列人的行為。

只尋求他父親的上帝，遵行他的誡命，不效法以色列人的行為。

只尋求他父親的神，遵行他的誡命，不效法以色列人的行為。

只尋求他父親的上帝，遵行祂的誡命，沒有效法以色列人的行為。

只尋求他父親的神，遵行神的誡命，沒有隨從以色列人的行為。

只尋求他父親的上帝，遵行上帝的誡命，不效法以色列人的作風而行。

惟求其父之上帝、遵其誡命、不效以色列人所行、

尋求其祖父之天主、遵行主之誡命、不效以色列人之所行、

but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.

but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.

He sought his father’s God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.

but sought the God of his father and walked by his commands, not according to the practices of Israel.

but sought the God of his father, followed His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.

but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel.

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

but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.

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

but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.

So King Jeroboam asked for advice. Then he made two golden statues that looked like calves. He said to the people,“ It’s too hard for you to go up to Jerusalem. Israel, here are your gods who brought you up out of Egypt.”

And even Judah didn’t obey the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had started.

He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the royal family of Ahab had done. In fact, he married a daughter of Ahab. Jehoram did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

Now I want to talk about some other matters, brothers and sisters. We taught you how to live in a way that pleases God. In fact, that is how you are living. In the name of the Lord Jesus we ask and beg you to do it more and more.

“ Israel, you are not faithful to me. But I do not want Judah to become guilty too.“ My people, do not go to Gilgal to offer sacrifices. Do not go up to Bethel to worship other gods. When you make a promise, do not say,‘ You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’

Both of them did what was right in the sight of God. They obeyed all the Lord’s commands and rules faithfully.

We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

I thought that after they had done all this, they would return to me. But they did not. Their sister nation Judah saw them doing this. And they were not faithful to me either.I gave Israel their letter of divorce. I sent them away because they were unfaithful to me so many times. But I saw that their sister nation Judah did not have any respect for me. They were not faithful to me either. They also went out and committed adultery with other gods.

He thought it was only a small thing to commit the sins Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had committed. Ahab also married Jezebel. She was Ethbaal’s daughter. Ethbaal was king of the people of Sidon. Ahab began to serve the god named Baal and worship him.He set up an altar to honor Baal. He set it up in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria.Ahab also made a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. He made the Lord very angry. Ahab did more to make him angry than all the kings of Israel had done before him. The Lord is the God of Israel.

Even after all of that happened, Jeroboam still didn’t change his evil ways. Once more he appointed priests for the high places. He made priests out of all kinds of people. In fact, he let anyone become a priest who wanted to. He set them apart to serve at the high places.All of that was the great sin the royal family of Jeroboam committed. It led to their fall from power. Because of it, they were destroyed from the face of the earth.

He offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. It was on the 15th day of the eighth month. That’s the month he had chosen for it. So he established the feast for the Israelites. And he went up to the altar to sacrifice offerings.

What Jeroboam did was sinful. And it caused Israel to sin. The people came to worship the statue at Bethel. They went all the way to Dan to worship the statue that was there.