1 Kings 15:3

3 He followed the sinful example his father had set and wasn't committed to the LORD his God as his ancestor David had been.

1 Kings 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:3

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done
before him
Having such bad examples as both parents to copy after; it chiefly respects idolatrous practices, see ( 1 Kings 14:23 ) ,

and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God;
he did profess the true God, and worshipped him, but not wholly, and only, and sincerely; he worshipped other gods besides him: and so his heart was not

as the heart of David his father;
who was a sole and sincere worshipper of God, never departed from him and his service.

1 Kings 15:3 In-Context

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam (Nebat's son), Abijam began to rule Judah.

2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Maacah, daughter of Abishalom.

3 He followed the sinful example his father had set and wasn't committed to the LORD his God as his ancestor David had been.

4 But for David's sake the LORD his God made Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem. He appointed David's descendant to rule after him and protected Jerusalem.

5 The LORD did this because David did what the LORD considered right: David never failed to do anything the LORD commanded him to do his entire life (except in the matter concerning Uriah the Hittite).