1 Kings 15:5

Translations

Modern

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Traditional

Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Literal

…in that David did right in the eyes of YHWH and did not turn aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life—except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Latin

…eo quod fecisset David rectum in oculis Domini, et non declinasset ab omnibus quæ præceperat ei cunctis diebus vitæ suæ, excepto sermone Uriæ Hethæi.

Original

Hebrew

English

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Notes

1 Kings 15:3–5

Even 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).

1 Kings 15:1–8

The author of 1 and 2 Kings describes each king of Judah's rule in a set pattern:

The date he became king, compared to the current king of the other kingdom (1 Kings 15:1).
How long he ruled (1 Kings 15:2).
His mother's name (1 Kings 15:2).
A spiritual judgment about his character (1 Kings 15:3–5).
Important events from his reign (1 Kings 15:6–7).
A note about other records where more information could be found (1 Kings 15:7).
Where he was buried (1 Kings 15:8).
The name of the next king (1 Kings 15:8).

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Covenant with David God’s Covenant with Israel’s Kings True Success

Events

Reign of Abijam

Related verses

1 Kings 14:8
I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.
2 Samuel 11:15–17
In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
1 Kings 15:3
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
Psalm 51:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
2 Chronicles 34:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
2 Samuel 12:9–10
Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
Luke 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Acts 13:22
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
Psalm 119:6
Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
2 Samuel 11:3–4
So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
Acts 13:36
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
1 Kings 9:4
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

Parallels

2 Chronicles 13:1–3

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites Uriah: Hittite soldier; husband of Bathsheba

Glossary

Abijam Abishalom Absalom Kings, Books of First and Second Maacah, Maachah (Person)

Topics

Abijam: History of Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Abijam or Abijah Obedience: David Prophecies Concerning Israel: Abijam's Wicked Reign Uriah: One of David's Mighty Men: David's Adultery with the Wife of

1 Kings 15:5

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