1 Kings 15:9

The Reign of Asa in Judah

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

1 Kings 15:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:9

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned
Asa over Judah.
] How this is to be accounted for (See Gill on 1 Kings 15:2).

1 Kings 15:9 In-Context

7 The remainder of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

8 Abijam slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son became king in his place.

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

10 He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [was] Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

11 Asa did right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his ancestor.