1 Kings 15:8-12

8 ¹And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.

Asa Reigns In Judah

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah,

10 and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

11 ²And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done.

12 He put away the ³male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed ⁴all the idols that his fathers 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.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 14:1
• 2. 2 Chronicles 14:2
• 3. See 1 Kings 14:24
• 4. [2 Chronicles 15:8]