And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; (A)his heart was not [a]loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. Nevertheless (B)for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:3 Lit. at peace with

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