1 Kings 15:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:”
1 Kings 15:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 15:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 15:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Nevertheless for David’s sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem;”
1 Kings 15:4 — World English Bible
1 Kings 15:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Nevertheless for David’s sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem; ”
1 Kings 15:4 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 15:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“but for David's sake hath Jehovah his God given to him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem,”
1 Kings 15:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 15:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But for David's sake Jehovah hisGod gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem; ”
1 Kings 15:4 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 15:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But for Dauids sake did the Lord his God giue him a light in Ierusalem, and set vp his sonne after him, and established Ierusalem,”
1 Kings 15:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 15:4 in Context — 1 Kings 15
2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
3 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.
4 Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
What Does 1 Kings 15:4 Mean?
1 Kings 15:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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