King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
Modern English
The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
Hebrew
וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ עִם יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט כִּ֣י הָלַ֔ךְ בְּדַרְכֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד אָבִ֣יו הָרִ֑אשֹׁנִ֣ים וְלֹ֣א דָרַ֣שׁ לַ֠בְּ֠עָלִ֡ים׃
vayhiy yhvah ʿim yhvoshapaṭ kiy halak bdarkey daviyd ʾabiyv hariʾshoniym vloʾ darash labʿaliym