and (A)tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as My servant David, (B)who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only what was right in My eyes;

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I tore(A) 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 commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(B) in my eyes.

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because David (A)did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, (B)except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep(A) any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah(B) the Hittite.

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36 “For David, after he had served [a]his own generation by the will of God, (A)fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and [b]saw corruption;

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  1. Acts 13:36 in his
  2. Acts 13:36 underwent decay

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(A) he was buried with his ancestors(B) and his body decayed.

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22 And (A)when He had removed him, (B)He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, (C)‘I have found David the son of Jesse, (D)a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’

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22 After removing Saul,(A) he made David their king.(B) God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart;(C) he will do everything I want him to do.’(D)

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Ahaz Reigns in Judah(A)

28 Ahaz (B)was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done.

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Ahaz King of Judah(A)

28 Ahaz(B) was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord.

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33 (A)because [a]they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David. 34 However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes. 35 But (B)I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give it to you—ten tribes. 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that (C)My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there. 37 So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel. 38 Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then (D)I will be with you and (E)build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:33 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. he has

33 I will do this because they have[a] forsaken me and worshiped(A) Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molek the god of the Ammonites, and have not walked(B) in obedience to me, nor done what is right in my eyes, nor kept my decrees(C) and laws as David, Solomon’s father, did.

34 “‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. 35 I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes. 36 I will give one tribe(D) to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp(E) before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name. 37 However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule(F) over all that your heart desires;(G) you will be king over Israel. 38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right(H) in my eyes by obeying my decrees(I) and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty(J) as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.

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  1. 1 Kings 11:33 Hebrew; Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac because he has

Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals,

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The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David(A) before him. He did not consult the Baals

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30 Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and (A)tore it into twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for (B)thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you

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30 and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore(A) it into twelve pieces. 31 Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘See, I am going to tear(B) the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.

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14 So (A)if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, (B)as your father David walked, then I will (C)lengthen[a] your days.”

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  1. 1 Kings 3:14 prolong

14 And if you walk(A) in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”(B)

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