17:4. כִּי לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו דָּרָשׁ וּבְמִצְוֹתָיו הָלָךְ וְלֹא כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל ׃

17:4. ד כי לאלהי אביו דרש ובמצותיו הלך ולא כמעשה ישראל

17:4. כִּי לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו דָּרָשׁ וּבְמִצְוֹתָיו הָלָךְ וְלֹא כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

17:4. ‏כִּ֠י לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י אָבִיו֙ דָּרָ֔שׁ וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו הָלָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֖א כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

17:4. but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

17:4. He sought his father's God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.

17:4. but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

17:4. but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.

17:4. But sought to the [LORD] God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

17:4. but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the ways of Israel.

17:4. but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

17:4. for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.

17:4. He looked for the God his ancestors followed. He followed God's commands and did not live the same way the Israelites lived.

17:4. but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

17:4. But H3588 sought H1875 to the [LORD] God H430 of his father, H1 and walked H1980 in his commandments, H4687 and not H3808 after the doings H4639 of Israel. H3478