Save only in the matter of Uriah.—In this passage alone do we find this qualification of the praise of David. In the Vatican…

Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord,
&c.] With respect to worship: and turned not aside f…

Abijam's heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he lacked sincerity; he began well, but he fell away and walked in all the sins of his father…