1 Kings 15:11
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
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ASV
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.
KJV
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father.
He did as did David his father, kept close to God, and to his instituted worship, was hearty and zealous for that, which gave him this honourable character, that he was like David, though he was not a prophet, or psalmist, as David was. If we come up to the graces of those that have gone before us it will be our praise with God, though we come short of their gifts.
A repeating formula
2 Kings 18:3Regnal-evaluation formula benchmarked to David; the yardstick that legitimizes Hezekiah's breaking of Nehushtan as covenant faithfulness.
Burke Long, 1 Kings (FOTL 1984, cite-only)
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on…
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They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
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1 Kings 15:3And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather…
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For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
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May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
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2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
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Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.