And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David.

"and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and [yet] you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only [what was] right in My eyes;

And he did [what was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

And he did [what was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of his father David; [he] did [not] turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

"And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, 'I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after My [own] heart, who will do all My will.'

"For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;

Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.

And he wrote in the letter, saying, "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die."

Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And [some] of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

'Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife [to be] your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the people of Ammon.

'Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.'

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.