1 Kings 15:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him, and his heart was not perfect to יהוה  his Elohim, as was the heart of his father Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ He walked in all the sins of his father [Rehoboam] before him; and his heart was not blameless with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father [forefather].

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.

Common English Bible

³ Abijam followed all the sinful ways of his father before him. He didn’t follow the LORD his God with all his heart like his ancestor David.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him. Neither was his heart perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father.

1 Kings 15:3 Cross References

1 Kings 11:33

‘Because they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth the mighty one of the Tsiḏ

1 Kings 11:4

And it came to be, when Shelomoh was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other mighty ones. And his heart was not perfect with יהוה  his Elohim, as was the heart of his father Dawiḏ

1 Kings 15:14

But the high places were not removed. However, Asa’s heart was perfect with יהוה  all his days.

1 Kings 3:14

“And if you walk in My ways, to guard My laws and My commands, as your father Dawiḏ

1 Kings 3:3

And Shelomoh loved יהוה, walking in the laws of his father Dawiḏ

2 Kings 20:3

“I pray to You, O יהוה, remember how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what was good in Your eyes.” And Ḥ

2 Chronicles 25:2

And he did what was right in the eyes of יהוה, but not with a perfect heart.

Psalm 119:80

Let my heart be perfect in Your laws, So that I am not put to shame.

Deuteronomy 17:20

so that his heart is not lifted up above his brothers, and so as not to turn aside from the command, right or left, so that he prolongs his days in his reign, he and his children, in the midst of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 25:28

“Please forgive the transgression of your female servant. For יהוה  is certainly making a steadfast house for my master, because my master fights the battles of יהוה, and evil is not found in you in all your days.