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.

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

他征询臣僚的意见后，就铸造了两个金牛犊，对民众说：“以色列人啊，你们上耶路撒冷敬拜太麻烦了。这两个金牛犊就是领你们出埃及的神明。”

但犹大人也不遵守他们的上帝耶和华的诫命，反而效法以色列人的恶行。

他与亚哈家一样步以色列诸王的后尘，因为他娶了亚哈的女儿为妻，做耶和华视为恶的事。

最后，弟兄姊妹，既然你们领受了我们的教导，知道怎样行才能讨上帝的喜悦，如你们现在所行的，我们靠着主耶稣恳求、劝勉你们要更加努力。

“虽然以色列如同妓女，对我不忠，但不要使犹大犯罪。不要到吉甲去，不要到伯·亚文去，不要凭永活的耶和华起誓。

夫妻二人遵行主的一切诫命和条例，无可指责，在上帝眼中是义人。

我们安慰你们，劝勉你们，督促你们，好叫你们行事为人对得起上帝，祂呼召你们进入祂的国、享受祂的荣耀。

我以为她放纵之后会回到我身边，她却执迷不悟。她不忠的妹妹犹大也看见了这事。因为以色列不忠贞，我给她休书，把她休掉。她不忠的妹妹犹大却不害怕，竟也去淫乱。

他不但步尼八的儿子耶罗波安的后尘，还娶了西顿王叶巴力的女儿耶洗别为妻，供奉、祭拜巴力。他在撒玛利亚为巴力建庙，在庙里为巴力设立祭坛。他还造了亚舍拉神像，所作所为比先前诸王更惹以色列的上帝耶和华发怒。

这事以后，耶罗波安没有改邪归正，他任命各种人做丘坛的祭司，不管谁想做祭司，他都封立他们。这罪使耶罗波安家走向没落，最终彻底灭亡。

在八月十五日，就是他私自为以色列人定为节期的日子，他在伯特利的祭坛上烧香。

这使民众陷入罪中，因为他们开始到但去拜金牛犊。