1 Kings 15:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה דָוִ֛ד אֶת־הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־סָ֞ר מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֗הוּ כֹּ֚ל יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו רַ֕ק בִּדְבַ֖ר אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּֽי׃

Transliteration

Because ʿāśâ dāwid ʾet-the-yāshār in-eyes-of yhwh and-not-sār from-all which-ṣiwwāhû all yәmê ḥayyāyw only in-dәvar ʾûriyyâ the-ḥittî.

Grammar Details

*ʿāśâ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - did/made
*dāwid*: proper name - David
*yāshār*: adjective, masculine singular with definite article ha- and direct object marker ʾet - the right/straight/upright
*yhwh*: divine name with prefixed preposition bә- and construct form ʿênê (in eyes of) - YHWH/the LORD
*sār*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with negation lōʾ- - turned aside/departed not
*ṣiwwāhû*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he commanded him
*yәmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - days of
*ḥayyāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life
*dәvar*: noun, masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition bә- (in) - matter of/case of
*ʾûriyyâ*: proper name - Uriah
*ḥittî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article ha- - the Hittite

Word Meanings

*ʿāśâ*: did/made/performed
*yāshār*: right/straight/upright/what is pleasing
*sār*: turned aside/departed/deviated
*ṣiwwāhû*: commanded him/ordered him
*yәmê*: days
*ḥayyāyw*: his life
*dәvar*: matter/case/affair/thing

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 14:8 : 8 and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes,
2 Sam 11:15-17 : 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
2 Sam 12:9-9 : 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
Luke 1:6 : 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Acts 13:22 : 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up {G846} David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will.
Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1 Kgs 15:3 : 3 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.
2 Kgs 22:2 : 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
2 Chr 34:2 : 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Ps 51:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Ps 119:6 : 6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
2 Sam 11:3-4 : 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Kgs 15:3-4
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3And 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.
4Nevertheless 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;
2 Sam 12:9-10
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9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
2 Sam 11:9-12
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9But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
10And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not go down unto thy house?
11And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
12And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
2 Chr 34:2
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2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
2 Kgs 18:3
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3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
1 Kgs 15:11
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11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.
2 Chr 29:2
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2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
1 Sam 18:14
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14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
2 Kgs 22:2
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2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
1 Sam 29:6
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6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Jehovah liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.
1 Kgs 2:4
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4That Jehovah may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
1 Kgs 11:38
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38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and will build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
1 Kgs 14:8
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8and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes,
2 Sam 5:12
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12And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
2 Chr 20:32
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32And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.
2 Kgs 18:5-6
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5He trusted in Jehovah, the God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [among them] that were before him.
6For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.
1 Chr 17:15
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15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
2 Chr 21:7
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7Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children alway.
1 Sam 19:5
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5for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
1 Kgs 8:25
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25Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
2 Sam 5:4
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4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
2 Sam 11:14-15
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14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
2 Chr 6:15-16
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15who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.
16Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me.
2 Sam 12:15
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15And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
2 Kgs 15:3
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3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
2 Sam 8:15
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15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
2 Sam 5:25
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25And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.
2 Sam 11:27
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27And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.
2 Sam 7:17
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17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
1 Kgs 11:34
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34Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant's sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;
2 Kgs 14:3
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3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.
2 Kgs 15:34
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34And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
2 Sam 11:3
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3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
2 Sam 11:6
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6And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
1 Kgs 9:4
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4And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
2 Sam 5:10
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10And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.
2 Chr 14:2
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2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God:
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16And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
1 Sam 18:5
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5And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
1 Sam 22:14
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14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?
1 Kgs 5:3
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3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
1 Chr 15:2
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2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.