1 Kings 15:3

Contextual Overview

¹In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah, ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Yarov`am the son of Nevat began Aviyam to reign over Yehudah. ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. ¹ Abijam became king of Judah during the eighteenth year Jeroboam son of Nebat was king of Israel. ¹ In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah. ¹In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. ¹ Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. ¹ And in the eighteene yere of King Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, reigned Abiiam ouer Iudah. ¹Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all the sins: 1 Kings 14:21, 1 Kings 14:22

and his heart: 1 Kings 3:14, 1 Kings 11:4, 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 20:3, 2 Chronicles 25:2, 2 Chronicles 31:20, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Psalms 119:80

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:3 - walking 1 Kings 8:61 - perfect 1 Kings 14:31 - Rehoboam 1 Kings 15:5 - David 1 Kings 15:11 - Asa 1 Kings 15:12 - all the idols 1 Kings 15:14 - was perfect 2 Kings 13:6 - walked 2 Kings 14:3 - he did 2 Kings 16:2 - did not 2 Kings 17:7 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 17:3 - he walked Psalms 51:10 - right Acts 13:22 - I have Hebrews 10:22 - a true Revelation 3:2 - thy works

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you, and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 12:2
Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you [abundantly], And make your name great (exalted, distinguished); And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation,And I will bless you,And make your name great;And so you shall be a blessing;

Genesis 12:2
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him,.... Having such bad examples as both parents to copy after; it chiefly respects idolatrous practices, see 1 Kings 14:23,

and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he did profess the true God, and worshipped him, but not wholly, and only, and sincerely; he worshipped other gods besides him: and so his heart was not

as the heart of David his father; who was a sole and sincere worshipper of God, never departed from him and his service.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He walked in all the sins of his father - Yet Abijam prepared precious offerings for the temple service 1 Kings 15:15, probably to replace vessels which Shishak had carried off, and in his war with Jeroboam professed himself a faithful servant of Yahweh 2 Chronicles 13:10-12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 15:3. His heart was not perfect — He was an idolater, or did not support the worship of the true God. This appears to be the general meaning of the heart not being perfect with God.