1 Kings 15:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 15:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 15:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 15:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“because David did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and didn’t turn away from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.”
1 Kings 15:5 — World English Bible
1 Kings 15:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“because David did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. ”
1 Kings 15:5 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 15:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“in that David did that which <FI>is<Fi> right in the eyes of Jehovah, and turned not aside from all that He commanded him all days of his life--only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite;”
1 Kings 15:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 15:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“because David did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Urijah the Hittite. ”
1 Kings 15:5 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 15:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because Dauid did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and turned from nothing that he commanded him, all the dayes of his life, saue onely in the matter of Vriah the Hittite.”
1 Kings 15:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 15:5 in Context — 1 Kings 15
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.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
What Does 1 Kings 15:5 Mean?
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