2 Chronicles 20:32 (YLT)

Passage

And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:30 and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:32 And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 20:33 Only, the high places have not turned aside, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 20:34 And the rest of the matters of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, lo, they are written among the matters of Jehu son of Hanani, who hath been mentioned on the book of the kings of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "walketh", "father", "hath", "turned", "aside", "right", "eyes", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "walketh" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah a son..." into verse 33's "Only the high places have not turned...", so "walketh" and "father" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "walketh" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.