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.
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Gill's Exposition
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. Not the days of Rehoboam, though that was true, and is observed, Kg1 14:30, but all the days of Abijam, before he came to the…
Adam Clarke
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…
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…
Cambridge Bible
save only in the matter of Urijah the Hittite See 2Sa 11:4; 2Sa 11:15. This clause is omitted in the LXX. Time would soften down the offence which David committed in numbering the people, so that the…
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