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And he walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and (A)his heart was not [a]wholly devoted to Yahweh his God, like the heart of his father David. But for David’s sake Yahweh his God gave him a (B)lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem; (C)because David did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, (D)except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

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  1. 1 Kings 15:3 Lit complete with

He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted(A) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp(B) in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep(C) any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah(D) the Hittite.

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