1 Kings 15:3-5

3 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.

4 Nevertheless, for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not failed to keep any of the LORD’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 15:3-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 8:61; 1 Kings 11:4; Psalms 119:80
• 2. S 2 Samuel 21:17; 1 Kings 11:36; 2 Chronicles 21:7
• 3. S Deuteronomy 5:32; S 1 Kings 9:4; 1 Kings 14:8
• 4. 2 Samuel 11:2-27; 2 Samuel 12:9