1 Kings 15:3-4

15:3 He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been. ¹  15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ²  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ³  to succeed him ⁴  and by protecting Jerusalem. ⁵ 

[15:3]  ¹ tn Heb “his heart was not complete with the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.”

[15:4]  ² tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ³ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”