2 Chronicles 17:3

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat , because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David . He did not seek the Baals ,

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals

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