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1 Kings 15:4 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020

Nanso, ɛsiane Dawid enti, Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn maa nʼasefoɔ kwan ma wɔkɔɔ so dii adeɛ, na ɔmaa Abiyam ɔbabarima a ɔbɛdi nʼadeɛ wɔ Yerusalem.

1 Kings 15:4 in English

1 Kings 15:4 · Berean Standard Bible

Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.

Context

2Ɔdii ɔhene wɔ Yerusalem mfeɛ mmiɛnsa. Na ne maame din de Maaka a ɔyɛ Absalom babaa. 3Nʼagya bɔne a ɔyɛeɛ nyinaa no, ɔyɛɛ bi. Na nʼakoma nni Awurade ne Onyankopɔn mu, sɛdeɛ ne nana Dawid yɛeɛ no. 4Nanso, ɛsiane Dawid enti, Awurade, ne Onyankopɔn maa nʼasefoɔ kwan ma wɔkɔɔ so dii adeɛ, na ɔmaa Abiyam ɔbabarima a ɔbɛdi nʼadeɛ wɔ Yerusalem. 5Na Dawid ayɛ deɛ ɛyɛ wɔ Awurade ani so. Ɔdii Awurade ahyɛdeɛ so ne nkwa nna nyinaa, agye Hetini Uria no ho asɛm no nko ara. 6Abiyam nkwa nna mu nyinaa, na akokoakoko da ɔno ne Yeroboam ntam.

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