John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 15:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him, etc.] Having such bad examples as both parents to copy after; it chiefly respects idolatrous practices, (see <111423>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.

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