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1 Kings 15:3
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KJ21
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.
ASV
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.
AMP
He walked in all the sins [of idol worship] that his father [Rehoboam] committed before him; and his heart was not entirely devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father (forefather) David.
AMPC
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].
BRG
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.
CSB
Abijam walked in all the sins his father before him had committed, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been.
CSBA
Abijam walked in all the sins his father before him had committed, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been.
CEB
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.
CJB
He committed all the sins his father had committed before him; he was not wholehearted with Adonai his God, as David his forefather had been.
CEV
Abijam did not truly obey the Lord his God as his ancestor David had done. Instead, he was sinful just like his father Rehoboam.
DARBY
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.
DRA
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 was the heart of David his father.
ERV
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.
EASY
Abijah did the same bad things that his father had done before him. He did not serve the Lord his God faithfully, as his ancestor King David had done.
EHV
He walked in all the sins which his father had practiced before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord as the heart of his grandfather David had been.
ESV
And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
ESVUK
And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
EXB
He ·did [committed; L walked in] all the same sins his father before him had ·done [committed]. ·Abijam was not faithful [L His heart was not fully/wholly devoted] to the Lord his God as David, his ·great-grandfather [L father; C in the sense of ancestor], had been.
GNV
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.
GW
He followed the sinful example his father had set and wasn’t committed to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been.
GNT
He committed the same sins as his father and was not completely loyal to the Lord his God, as his great-grandfather David had been.
HCSB
Abijam walked in all the sins his father before him had committed, and he was not completely devoted to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been.
ICB
He did all the same sins his father before him had done. Abijam was not faithful to the Lord his God. In this way he was not like David, his great-grandfather.
ISV
He practiced the same sins that his father committed before he was born. Unlike his ancestor David, his heart never became devoted to the Lord his God.
JUB
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.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And he walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to Yahweh his God, like the heart of his father David.
LEB
He walked in all the sins of his father that he had done before him, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father.
TLB
He was as great a sinner as his father was, and his heart was not right with God, as King David’s was.
MSG
In the eighteenth year of the rule of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah took over the throne of Judah. He ruled in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah daughter of Absalom. He continued to sin just like his father before him. He was not truehearted to God as his great-grandfather David had been. But despite that, out of respect for David, his God graciously gave him a lamp, a son to follow him and keep Jerusalem secure. For David had lived an exemplary life before God all his days, not going off on his own in willful defiance of God’s clear directions (except for that time with Uriah the Hittite). But war continued between Abijah and Jeroboam the whole time.
MEV
He walked in all the sins of his father that he had done before him, and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God as the heart of his father David had been.
NOG
He followed the sinful example his father had set and wasn’t committed to Yahweh his Elohim as his ancestor David had been.
NABRE
He followed all the sins his father had committed before him, and his heart was not entirely with the Lord, his God, as was the heart of David his father.
NASB
He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David.
NASB1995
He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David.
NCB
He committed all of the sins that his father had committed before him. His heart was not at peace with the Lord, his God, as the heart of David, his father, had been.
NCV
He did all the same sins his father before him had done. Abijam was not faithful to the Lord his God as David, his great-grandfather, had been.
NET
He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.
NIRV
Abijah committed all the sins his father had committed before him. Abijah didn’t obey the Lord his God with all his heart. He didn’t do what King David had done.
NIV
He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
NIVUK
He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
NKJV
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
NLV
And he walked in all the sins which his father had done before him. He was not faithful to the Lord with all his heart, like the heart of his father David.
NLT
He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.
NRSVA
He committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David.
NRSVACE
He committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David.
NRSVCE
He committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David.
NRSVUE
He committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David.
OJB
And he walked in all the chattot Aviv, which he had done before him; and his lev was not shalem (fully devoted) to Hashem Elohav, as the levav Dovid Aviv.
RGT
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 was the heart of David his father.
RSV
And he walked in all the sins which his father did before him; and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
RSVCE
And he walked in all the sins which his father did before him; and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
TLV
He walked in all the sins of his father which he had done before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to Adonai his God, like the heart of his father David.
VOICE
Abijam indulged in the same wicked things as his father did. His heart did not wholly belong to the Eternal One his God, as his ancestor David’s heart had.
WEB
He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father.
WYC
And he went in all the sins of his father, which he did before him; and his heart was not perfect with his Lord God, as the heart of David, his father, was perfect.
YLT
and he walketh in all the sins of his father, that he did before him, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father;
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