1 Kings 15:8-12

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

The Reign of Asa in Judah

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.

12 He put away the male shrine prostitutes from the land, and he removed all of the idols that his ancestors 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "fathers"
• [b]. Or "father"
• [c]. Or "fathers"