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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BSBPD

“And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)

KJVPD

“And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father.”

King James Version · Public Domain

ASVPD

“And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain

YLTPD

“And Asa doth that which <FI>is<Fi> right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain

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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 15:11 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 3:3And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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 had been.
1 Kings 22:43And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
2 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
2 Kings 14:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
2 Kings 15:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Kings 18:3And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
2 Kings 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
2 Chronicles 14:1Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
2 Chronicles 14:2And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
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 You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
2 Chronicles 20:32And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

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