1 Kings 15:8-12

8 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa was king after him.
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began his rule over Judah.
10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maacah.
11 Asa conducted himself well before God, reviving the ways of his ancestor David.
12 He cleaned house: He got rid of the sacred prostitutes and threw out all the idols his predecessors had made.

1 Kings 15:8-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

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