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1 Kings 15:4 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 15 · verse 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 15:4 · King James Version
1 Kings 15:4 in context
2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
3And 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.
4Nevertheless 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:
5Because 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.
6And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- establishʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- David'sDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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We have here a short account of the short reign of Abijam the son of Rehoboam king of Judah. He makes a better figure, 2 Chr. 13, where we have an account of his war with Jeroboam, the speech which he made before the armies engaged, and the wonderful victory he obtained by the help of God.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8