1 Kings 15:10

10 He ruled in Jerusalem for forty-one years. His grandmother's name was Maacah; she was Abishalom's daughter.

1 Kings 15:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:10

And forty one years reigned he in Jerusalem
Being a good king, had the blessing of a long reign, and reached, and even exceeded, the years of the reigns of David and Solomon:

and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom;
that is the name of his grandmother, see ( 1 Kings 15:2 ) she is called his mother, not because she brought him forth, but because she brought him up; and this is observed to his commendation, that though he was educated by an idolatrous woman, yet was not corrupted by her as his father was.

1 Kings 15:10 In-Context

8 Abijam lay down with his ancestors; he was buried in David's City. His son Asa succeeded him as king.

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

10 He ruled in Jerusalem for forty-one years. His grandmother's name was Maacah; she was Abishalom's daughter.

11 Asa did the right things in the LORD's eyes, just like his father David.

12 He removed the consecrated workers from the land, and he did away with all the worthless idols that his predecessors had made.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or mother; also in 15:13; cf 2 Chron 13:2