THEOSISCyrill of Alexandria
Upon his death, his son Josiah ascended to the throne, emulating the devotion of Hezekiah and passionately embracing his ways.
2 Chronicles 34:2Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדַרְכֵי֙ דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֔יו וְלֹא־סָ֖ר יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃
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- 2 Chr 29:2And he did that which was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
- Deut 17:20And that his heart be not lifted up with pride over his brethren, nor decline to the right or to the left, that he and his sons may reign a long time over Israel.
- Deut 17:11According to his law; and thou shalt follow their sentence: neither shalt thou decline to the right hand nor to the left hand.
- 2 Chr 14:2And Asa did that which was good and pleasing in the sight of his God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.
- Prov 4:27Decline not to the right hand, nor to the left: turn away thy foot from evil. For the Lord knoweth the ways that are on the right hand: but those are perverse which are on the left hand. But he will make thy courses straight, he will bring forward thy ways in peace.
- Josh 23:6Only take courage, and be careful to observe all things that are written in the book of the law of Moses: and turn not aside from them neither to the right hand nor to the left:
- Deut 28:14And turn not away from them neither to the right hand, nor to the left, nor follow strange gods, nor worship them.
- Josh 1:7Take courage therefore, and be very valiant: that thou mayst observe and do all the law, which Moses my servant hath commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayst understand all things which thou dost.