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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 15:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 15:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And he walked [03212] in all the sins [02403] of his father [01], which he had done [06213] before [06440] him: and his heart [03824] was not perfect [08003] with the LORD [03068] his God [0430], as the heart [03824] of David [01732] his father [01]. |
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King James |
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| his heart was not perfect with the Lord . . . , as the heart of David his father--(Compare Kg1 11:4; Kg1 14:22). He was not positively bad at first, for it appears that he had done something to restore the pillaged treasures of the temple (Kg1 15:15). This phrase contains a comparative reference to David's heart. His doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord (Kg1 15:5) is frequently used in speaking of the kings of Judah, and means only that they did or did not do that which, in the general course and tendency of their government, was acceptable to God. It furnishes no evidence as to the lawfulness or piety of one specific act. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| He walked in all the sins of his father - Yet Abijam prepared precious offerings for the temple service Kg1 15:15, probably to replace vessels which Shishak had carried off, and in his war with Jeroboam professed himself a faithful servant of Yahweh Ch2 13:10-12. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Abijam walked as king in the footsteps of his father. Although he made presents to the temple (Kg1 15:15), his heart was not שׁלם, wholly or undividedly given to the Lord, like the heart of David (cf., Kg1 11:4); but (כּי, after a previous negative) for David's sake Jehovah had left him a light in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to let Jerusalem stand, because (אשׁר) David had done right in the eyes of God, etc., i.e., so that it was only for David's sake that Jehovah did not reject him, and allowed the throne to pass to his son. For the fact itself compare Kg1 11:13, Kg1 11:36; and for the words, "except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite," see 2 Sam 11 and 12. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| His heart was not perfect - He was an idolater, or did not support the worship of the true God. This appears to be the general meaning of the heart not being perfect with God. |
5 Because David [01732] did [06213] that which was right [03477] in the eyes [05869] of the LORD [03068], and turned not aside [05493] from any thing that he commanded [06680] him all the days [03117] of his life [02416], save only in the matter [01697] of Uriah [0223] the Hittite [02850].
15 And he brought [0935] in the things [06944] which his father [01] had dedicated [06944], and the things which himself had dedicated [06944], into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], silver [03701], and gold [02091], and vessels [03627].
22 And Judah [03063] did [06213] evil [07451] in the sight [05869] of the LORD [03068], and they provoked him to jealousy [07065] with their sins [02403] which they had committed [02398], above all that their fathers [01] had done [06213].
4 For it came to pass, when [06256] Solomon [08010] was old [02209], that his wives [0802] turned away [05186] his heart [03824] after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430]: and his heart [03824] was not perfect [08003] with the LORD [03068] his God [0430], as was the heart [03824] of David [01732] his father [01].
10 But as for us, the LORD [03068] is our God [0430], and we have not forsaken [05800] him; and the priests [03548], which minister [08334] unto the LORD [03068], are the sons [01121] of Aaron [0175], and the Levites [03881] wait upon their business [04399]:
11 And they burn [06999] unto the LORD [03068] every morning [01242] and every evening [06153] burnt sacrifices [05930] and sweet [05561] incense [07004]: the shewbread [03899] [04635] also set they in order upon the pure [02889] table [07979]; and the candlestick [04501] of gold [02091] with the lamps [05216] thereof, to burn [01197] every evening [06153]: for we keep [08104] the charge [04931] of the LORD [03068] our God [0430]; but ye have forsaken [05800] him.
12 And, behold, God [0430] himself is with us for our captain [07218], and his priests [03548] with sounding [08643] trumpets [02689] to cry alarm [07321] against you. O children [01121] of Israel [03478], fight [03898] ye not against the LORD [03068] God [0430] of your fathers [01]; for ye shall not prosper [06743].
15 And he brought [0935] in the things [06944] which his father [01] had dedicated [06944], and the things which himself had dedicated [06944], into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], silver [03701], and gold [02091], and vessels [03627].
36 And unto his son [01121] will I give [05414] one [0259] tribe [07626], that David [01732] my servant [05650] may have a light [05216] alway [03117] before [06440] me in Jerusalem [03389], the city [05892] which I have chosen [0977] me to put [07760] my name [08034] there.
13 Howbeit [07535] I will not rend away [07167] all the kingdom [04467]; but will give [05414] one [0259] tribe [07626] to thy son [01121] for David [01732] my servant's [05650] sake, and for Jerusalem's [03389] sake which I have chosen [0977].
4 For it came to pass, when [06256] Solomon [08010] was old [02209], that his wives [0802] turned away [05186] his heart [03824] after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430]: and his heart [03824] was not perfect [08003] with the LORD [03068] his God [0430], as was the heart [03824] of David [01732] his father [01].
15 And he brought [0935] in the things [06944] which his father [01] had dedicated [06944], and the things which himself had dedicated [06944], into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], silver [03701], and gold [02091], and vessels [03627].