1 Kings 15 · Verse 5

1 Kings 15:5

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.
1 Kings 15:5, King James Version

1 Kings 15:5 in other translations

BSBFor David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
WEBbecause David did that which was right in the LORD’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.
ASVbecause 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.
YLTin that David did that which is 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;
DARBYbecause 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.
BBEBecause David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and never in all his life went against his orders, but only in the question of Uriah the Hittite.
WebsterBecause 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.

What does 1 Kings 15:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Save only in the matter of Uriah - Properly speaking, this is the only flagrant fault or crime in the life of David. It was a horrible offense, or rather a whole system of offenses. See the notes on 2 Samuel 11 (note), and 2 Samuel 12 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 15:1-8

Abijam's heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he wanted sincerity; he began well, but he fell off, and walked in all the sins of his father, following his bad example, though he had seen the bad consequences of it. David's family was continued as a lamp in Jerusalem, to maintain the true worship of God there, when the light of Divine truth was extinguished in all other places. The Lord has still taken care…

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1 Kings 15:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
דָוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.Sharthe rightH3477
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
סָ֞רsarhe had turned asideH5493
מִכֹּ֣לmi.Kolfrom allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
צִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huhe had commanded himH6680
כֹּ֚לkolallH3605
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
חַיָּ֔יוchai.Yavlife hisH2416
רַ֕קrakonlyH7535
בִּדְבַ֖רbid.Varin [the] matter ofH1697
אוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahUriahH223
הַחִתִּֽי\׃ha.chi.Tithe HittiteH2850

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Cross references for 1 Kings 15:5

  • 1 Kings 14:8

    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 Samuel 11:15-17

    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. And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 51:1

    To 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 unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

  • Luke 1:6

    And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  • 2 Samuel 11:3-4

    And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 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.

  • Acts 13:22

    And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

  • Psalms 119:6

    Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

  • 2 Samuel 12:9-10

    Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed 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. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

  • 1 Kings 9:4

    And 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 my judgments:

  • Acts 13:36

    For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

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David.
3; 14:8; 2Ki 22:2; 2Ch 34:2; Ps 119:6; Lu 1:6; Ac 13:22,36
save only.
2Sa 11:4,15-17; 12:9,10; Ps 51:1; *title

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Context

  • 1 Kings 15:4

    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:

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    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.

  • 1 Kings 15:6

    And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

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1 Kings 15:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por cuanto David había hecho lo recto ante los ojos de Jehová, y de ninguna cosa que le mandase se había apartado en todos los días de su vida, excepto el negocio de Uría Hetheo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
parce que David avait fait ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’ Éternel, et ne s’était détourné de rien de ce qu’il lui avait commandé, tous les jours de sa vie, excepté dans l’affaire d’Urie, le Héthien.
German
Elberfelder 1871
weil David getan hatte, was recht war in den Augen Jehovas und von allem, was er ihm geboten hatte, nicht abgewichen war alle Tage seines Lebens, außer in der Sache Urijas, des Hethiters.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
eo quod fecisset David rectum in oculis Domini, et non declinasset ab omnibus quæ præceperat ei cunctis diebus vitæ suæ, excepto sermone Uriæ Hethæi.