1 Kings 15:5

5 The Lord did this because David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. 1

1 Kings 15:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:5

Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord,
&c.] With respect to worship: and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life; especially in matters of religion, nor even in his moral walk and conversation, deliberately, studiously, and with design:

save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite;
the killing of him, and other sins which led on to it, and were in connection with it; Abarbinel thinks, because the affair of Bathsheba is not mentioned, that was not reckoned to David as a sin; but no doubt it was, and is included here.

1 Kings 15:5 In-Context

3 He committed the same sins as his father and was not completely loyal to the Lord his God, as his great-grandfather David had been.
4 But for David's sake the Lord his God gave Abijah a son to rule after him in Jerusalem and to keep Jerusalem secure.
5 The Lord did this because David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
6 The war which had begun between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continued throughout Abijah's lifetime.
7 And everything else that Abijah did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Judah.]

Cross References 1

  • 1. 15.5 2 Samuel 11.1-27.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.