1 Kings 15:10

10 and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Ma'acah the daughter of Abish'alom.

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 Abi'jam 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 Jerobo'am king of Israel Asa began to reign over Judah,

10 and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Ma'acah the daughter of Abish'alom.

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

12 He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.