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His grandmother&#8217s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name <i>was</i> Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name <i>was</i> Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother&#8217s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His [great-grand]mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom (Absalom).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and reigned 41 years in Jerusalem. His grandmother&#8217s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and he ruled 41 years from Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He ruled 41 years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was named Maacah, daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he ruled forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah, the daughter of Absalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He reigned 41 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother?s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Maachah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and forty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Maachah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Forty and one years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he reigned one end forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacha, the daughter of Abessalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, and his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abed-shalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he reigned forty and one years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Maaka daughter of Abedshalum.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name <i>was</i> Ana, daughter of Abessalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/15-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=5989" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/15.htm">Asa Reigns in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9</span>In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: wə·’ar·bā·‘îm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">forty-one</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: wə·’a·ḥaṯ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">His grandmother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/4601.htm" title="4601: ma·‘ă·ḵāh (N-proper-fs) -- An Israelite name, also a non-Isr. name, also a region in Syria. ">was Maacah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/53.htm" title="53: ’ă·ḇî·šā·lō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- Or babshalowm; from 'ab and shalowm; father of peace; Abshalom, a son of David; also a later Israelite.">of Abishalom.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">2 Chronicles 13:2</a></span><br />and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16-17</a></span><br />King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. / The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">2 Chronicles 14:1-2</a></span><br />Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years. / And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">2 Chronicles 16:12-13</a></span><br />In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians. / So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14</a></span><br />The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">1 Kings 22:43</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-32.htm">2 Chronicles 20:32-33</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. / The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a></span><br />Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7-8</a></span><br />Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. / Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm">2 Chronicles 17:3-4</a></span><br />Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, / but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-2.htm">2 Chronicles 24:2</a></span><br />And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-2.htm">2 Chronicles 25:2</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-4.htm">2 Chronicles 26:4</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">2 Chronicles 27:2</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">1 Kings 15:2,13</a></b></br> Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name <i>was</i> Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-20.htm">2 Chronicles 11:20,21</a></b></br> And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">2 Chronicles 13:2</a></b></br> He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also <i>was</i> Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Abishalom</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Abish'alom</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">Forty-One</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Maacah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Ma'acah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Maachah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">Reigned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Abishalom</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm">Abish'alom</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Forty-One</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Maacah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-48.htm">Ma'acah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Maachah</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-24.htm">Reigned</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">Abijam's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-7.htm">Asa succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">Asa's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-16.htm">The war between Baasha and him causes him to make a league with Ben-Hadad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-23.htm">Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">Nadab's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">Baasha conspiring against him, executes Ahijah's prophecy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-31.htm">Nadab's acts and death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/15-33.htm">Baasha's wicked reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years.</b><br>The reign of Asa, the king of Judah, lasted for forty-one years, indicating a period of relative stability and continuity in the southern kingdom. This long reign suggests a time of consolidation and reform, as Asa is noted for his efforts to rid Judah of idolatry and restore the worship of Yahweh. Jerusalem, the capital city, was the political and spiritual center of Judah, housing the Temple built by Solomon. Asa's reign in Jerusalem underscores the city's significance as the heart of Judah's religious life. The duration of his reign is significant when compared to the often shorter and more tumultuous reigns of kings in the northern kingdom of Israel, highlighting a contrast between the two kingdoms during this period.<p><b>His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.</b><br>Maacah, Asa's grandmother, is a notable figure in the royal lineage. She was the wife of Rehoboam and the mother of Abijah, Asa's father. Her mention here emphasizes the dynastic continuity and the influence of royal women in the Davidic line. Maacah's name is associated with idolatry, as she is known for having made an Asherah pole, which Asa later removed as part of his religious reforms. The reference to her father, Abishalom, connects her to the broader narrative of the Davidic dynasty, as Abishalom is often identified with Absalom, the son of David. This connection highlights the complex interplay of familial relationships and political power in the history of Judah. The mention of Maacah serves as a reminder of the challenges Asa faced in purging idolatry from his kingdom, even within his own family.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>Asa was the king of Judah who reigned for forty-one years. He is noted for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Asa reigned. It was the spiritual and political center of the kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/maacah.htm">Maacah</a></b><br>Asa's grandmother, the daughter of Abishalom. She held significant influence as the queen mother, but Asa removed her from her position due to her idolatrous practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/abishalom.htm">Abishalom</a></b><br>Also known as Absalom, he was the father of Maacah. Absalom was a son of King David, known for his rebellion against his father.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/religious_reforms.htm">Religious Reforms</a></b><br>Asa's reign was marked by significant religious reforms, including the removal of idols and the restoration of proper worship practices in Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_godly_leadership.htm">Commitment to Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Asa's reign exemplifies the importance of leading with a commitment to God's principles, even when it requires difficult decisions, such as removing influential figures who promote ungodliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_family.htm">The Influence of Family</a></b><br>Asa's relationship with his grandmother Maacah shows the potential influence of family members on one's spiritual journey. It underscores the need for discernment in maintaining godly influences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Asa's reforms highlight the persistent danger of idolatry and the need for vigilance in removing anything that competes with our devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perseverance.htm">The Importance of Perseverance</a></b><br>Asa's long reign reminds us of the importance of perseverance in faith and leadership, maintaining a focus on God throughout one's life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god.htm">Reliance on God</a></b><br>Asa's later years, where he relied on foreign alliances, serve as a cautionary tale about the importance of consistently relying on God rather than human solutions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_abijah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Abijah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_joshua_capture_jerusalem.htm">Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem? Yes (Joshua 10:23, 40) No (Joshua 15:63)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijam's_mother_named_differently.htm">In 1 Kings 15:2, why does Abijam's mother appear as 'Maachah,' while 2 Chronicles 13:2 identifies her differently?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14-15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God's dealings with foreign nations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">His mother's name was Maachah.</span>--Maachah was (see <a href="/1_kings/15-2.htm" title="Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.">1Kings 15:2</a>) the wife of Rehoboam, and, therefore, grandmother of Asa. She appears, however, still to have retained the place of "queen-mother," to the exclusion of the real mother of the king.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem</span> [Corn. a Lapide points out that Ass saw <span class="accented">eight</span> kings of Israel on the throne, Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Tibni, Omri, and Ahab]. And his mother's [or grandmother's, as margin] <span class="cmt_word">name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.</span> [The same words as in ver. 2, and the reference can hardly be to a different person. Bahr indeed questions whether <span class="hebrew">אֵם</span> can here stand for grandmother, <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> because in every other case it designates the king's <span class="accented">mother</span>, <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Because the mother of the king, and not the grandmother, enjoyed the dignity and position of <span class="accented">Gebirah</span> (ver. 13; <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16</a>). Some would read for Abishalom, <span class="accented">Uriel of Gibeah</span>; others, strengthened by the <span class="accented">Michaiah</span> of <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">2 Chronicles 13:2</a>, think the historian mistaken in mentioning the name of Abijam's mother (ver. 2; <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a>) as <span class="accented">Maachah.</span> The difficulty by no means admits of a ready solution, but perhaps the best explanation is that the grandmother, Maachah, Rehoboam's favourite wife, retained her position, possibly by force of character, or because Asa's mother was dead. It is not certain, however, that if the latter had lived she would have displaced Maashah, of whose influence and imperious temper we have several indications; <span class="accented">e</span>.<span class="accented">g</span>., in the appointment of her son, though not the firstborn, to succeed his father, and in her open maintenance of idol worship, and above all in the fact that she was publicly deposed by Asa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/15-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and he reigned</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forty-one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ar·bā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His grandmother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">name</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was Maacah</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲכָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4601.htm">Strong's 4601: </a> </span><span class="str2">Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Abishalom.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_53.htm">Strong's 53: </a> </span><span class="str2">Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/15-10.htm">1 Kings 15:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/15-10.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 15:10 Forty-one years reigned he in Jerusalem: (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 15:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 15:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/15-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 15:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 15:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>