1 Kings 15:11

11 Asa did what the Lord said was right, as his ancestor David had done.

1 Kings 15:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:11

And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as
did David his father.
] In his personal walk and conversation, in his government of the nation, and especially in the matters of his God, and of religion, he made David his pattern and example to copy after.

1 Kings 15:11 In-Context

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

10 His grandmother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. Asa ruled in Jerusalem for forty-one years.

11 Asa did what the Lord said was right, as his ancestor David had done.

12 He forced the male prostitutes at the worship places to leave the country. He also took away the idols that his ancestors had made.

13 His grandmother Maacah had made a terrible Asherah idol, so Asa removed her from being queen mother. He cut down that idol and burned it in the Kidron Valley.