1 Kings 15:10

10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

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

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. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

12 For he took away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.