New King James Version
1 Kings 15:3
3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
1 Kings 15:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.
Context of 1 Kings 15:3
1In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. 4Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem; 5because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
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וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּכָל־חַטֹּ֥אות אָבִ֖יו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה לְפָנָ֑יו וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה לְבָב֤וֹ שָׁלֵם֙ עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he walkedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- in all the sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- of his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- which he had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- him: and his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- was not perfectשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
- with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
People and places in 1 Kings 15:3
Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:3
- 1 Kings 14:21And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
- 1 Kings 3:14So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
- 1 Kings 11:4For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
- 2 Kings 20:3“Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
- Psalms 119:80Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 15:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3His 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.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He walked in all the sins of his father - Yet Abijam prepared precious offerings for the temple service 1 Kings 15:15, probably to replace vessels which Shishak had carried off, and in his war with Jeroboam professed himself a faithful servant of Yahweh 2 Chronicles 13:10-12.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Even though Abijam was unfaithful, God stayed true to his promise to David (2 Samuel 7:12–16; Psalm 89:19–29) and kept David's descendants on Judah's throne. Each king after David was meant to be a light, sharing God's grace (1 Kings 11:36).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. his heart was not perfect with the Lord ... , as the heart of David his father--(Compare 1Ki 11:4; 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 (1Ki 15:15). This phrase contains a comparative reference to David's heart. His doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord (1Ki 15:5) is frequently used in speaking of the kings of Judah, and means only that they…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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