11:4 as was the heart of David his father. David is consistently presented as a model king (3:14; 9:4; 14:8; 15:3; 2 Kin. 8:19; 22:2). He was not without sins (2 Sam. 11; 12; 24:1–15; 1 Kin. 15:5), but when he sinned, his repentance was exemplary (2 Sam. 12:16, 17; 24:10–17). David’s devotion to God was unparalleled.