2Chr.17.3

And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

2Chr.17.3

GOD was on Jehoshaphat's side because he stuck to the ways of his father Asa's early years. He didn't fool around with the popular Baal religion--

2Chr.17.3

The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because in his early years he walked in the ways his father David had followed. He did not consult the Baals

2Chr.17.3

Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals,