1 Kings 15:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother'sc name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. ”

1 Kings 15:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mother’s name - Rather, “grandmother’s.” The Jews cal any male ancestor, however remote, a father, and any female ancestor a mother (compare 1 Kings 15:2 ; Genesis 3:20 ). This Maachah was the...
1 Kings 15:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his (c) mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. (c) That is, his grandmother, as David is often called the father of those who ar...
1 Kings 15:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Abijam and Asa of Judah, and Nadab and Baasha of Israel. Abijam, called Abijah ( 2 Chronicles 13:1 ), had a short and evil reign. It would appear, notwithstanding 1 Kings 15:8 , that he was succee...
1 Kings 15:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. His mother's name - Our translators thought that grandmother was likely to be the mean...
1 Kings 15:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And his mother's name was Maachah— According to the margin of our Bibles, mother signifies the same here as grandmother. Houbigant thinks that it should be rendered Anah.
1 Kings 15:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. His mother's name was Maachah. She was properly his grandmother; and she is here...
1 Kings 15:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Reigns of Abijam and Asa, Nadab and Baasha 2. Abishalom] i.e. Absalom. In 2 Chronicles 13:2 his mother is called Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, and if this is correct, Absalom was probably...
1 Kings 15:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

His mother’s name was Maachah. — Maachah was (see 1 Kings 15:2 ) the wife of Rehoboam, and, therefore, grandmother of Asa. She appears, however, still to have retained the place of “queen-mother,”...
1 Kings 15:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Better Day Dawns 1 Kings 15:1-15 Again we meet with those references to David that we found in the previous chapter. See 1 Kings 15:3-5 ; 1 Kings 15:11 . His name lingers as sweet fragrance...
1 Kings 15:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the continuation of a sad story in the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Under the reign of Abijam the process of deterioration went rapidly forward. He walked in the sins of his...
1 Kings 15:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) В¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. (10) And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom....
1 Kings 15:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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'...
1 Kings 15:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. Ver. 10. And forty and one years reigned he. ] His father Abijam was soon cut off f...
1 Kings 15:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

His mother's name That is, his grandmother's, as appears from 1 Kings 15:2 . She is called his mother in the same sense in which David is called Abijam's father, 1 Kings 15:3 ; that is, his proge...
1 Kings 15:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ABIJAM'S MUCH SHORTER REIGN (vs.1-8) Though Rehoboam's reign was short, that of Abijam was much shorter, only three years (v.2). His mother's name was Maacah, who must have had no good influence...
1 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Asa's Reign. B. C. 914. 9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned...
1 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i. e. His grandmother s, as appears from 1 Kings 15:2 , who is called his mother, as David is called Abijam's father, 1 Kings 15:3 , and this Asa's father, 1 Kings 15:11 . And so the names o...
1 Kings 15:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign Of Good King Asa of Judah c. 911-870 BC ( 1 Kings 15:9-24 ). In Asa we have the first king following David who made a genuine effort to turn the people back to YHWH. He removed the most...
1 Kings 15:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 15:12 . The sodomites — vide Notes on 1 Kings 14:24 . All the idols —גִּלּוּלִים, a word for despicable things. The Rabbins render it mud-gods; Ewald...
1 Kings 15:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 15:4 . For David's sake; for the sake of the covenant which God had given to David. Forgetful children may for a time have their father's mercies. David was indeed the light and joy of Isr...
1 Kings 15:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE REIGNS OF ABIJAM AND ASA , KINGS OF JUDAH . The Reign of Abijam . 1 Kings 15:1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, reigned Abij...
1 Kings 15:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Rule of Asa in Judah
1 Kings 15:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 15:13 ; 1 Kings 15:2 ; 2 Chronicles 11:20 ; 2 Chronicles 11:21 ; 2 Chronicles 13:2
1 Kings 15:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Mother's — That is, his grandmother's, as appears from 1 Kings 15:2 , who is called his mother, as David is called Abijam's father, 1 Kings 15:3 . And his grand — mother's name may be here mentio...

1 Kings 15:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 15:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 15:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 15:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 15:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 15:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 15:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 15:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 15:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 15:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 15:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes