1 Kings 15:5

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David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:8

David’s family was ruling the kingdom of Israel. But I took the kingdom away from them and I gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed my commands. He followed me with his whole heart. He did only the things that I accepted.

1 Kings 15:3

He did all the same sins that his father before him had done. Abijah was not faithful to the Lord his God. In this way, he was not like his grandfather, David.

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon showed that he loved the Lord. He did this by obeying all the things his father David had told him to do. {But Solomon did something David did not tell him to do.} Solomon still used the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense. [14]

1 Kings 9:4

You must serve me the same way your father David did. He was fair and sincere. And you must obey my laws and do all the things that I commanded you.

2 Kings 22:2

Josiah did the things that the Lord said were right. Josiah followed God like his ancestor [268] David. Josiah obeyed God’s teachings—he did exactly what God wanted.

2 Chronicles 34:2

Josiah did what was right. He did the things the Lord wanted him to do. He did good things like David his ancestor. {\cf2\super [420]} Josiah did not turn from doing right things.

Psalm 119:102

Lord, you are my teacher\par so I will not stop obeying your laws.\par

Psalm 119:6

then I will never be ashamed\par when I study your commands.\par

Psalm 51:1

God, be merciful to me,\par because of your great loving kindness,\par because of your great mercy,\par erase all my sins.\par

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.

Acts 13:22

After God took Saul away, God made David {\cf2\super [261]} their king. This is what God said about David: ‘David, the son of Jesse, is a man who is like me in his thinking. He will do all the things I want him to do.’

Acts 13:36

David did God’s will during the time he lived. Then he died and was buried like all his ancestors. And his body did rot in the grave!

Deuteronomy 17:20

Then the king will not think that he is better than any of his own people. And he will not turn away from the law, but he will follow it exactly. Then that king and his descendants [112] will rule the kingdom of Israel a long time.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive me for doing wrong. I know the Lord will make your family strong! The Lord will do this because you fight his battles. People will never find anything bad about you as long as you live!