Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 15:3
American Standard Version
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.
Amplified® Bible
He walked in all the sins of his father [Rehoboam] before him; and his heart was not blameless with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father [forefather].
Contemporary English Version
Abijam did not truly obey the LORD his God as his ancestor David had done. Instead, he was sinful just like his father Rehoboam.
Darby English Version
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.
Good News Bible
He committed the same sins as his father and was not completely loyal to the LORD his God, as his great-grandfather David had been.
King James Version
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
New American Standard Bible
He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, like the heart of his father David.
New International Version
He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and he did not devote his heart wholly to the LORD his God, like the heart of his father David.
Revised Standard Version
And he walked in all the sins which his father did before him; and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
Young's Literal Translation
and he walketh in all the sins of his father, that he did before him, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father;