1 Kings 15:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. ”

• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  right. Therefore his days "long in the land" ( 1 Kings 15:23 ). Contemporary with seven Israelite kings. idols . filthy idols.

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord. As a constitutional monarch, he acted like the pious D...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Asa did that which was right. — This reign — happily, a long one — was a turning-point in the history of Judah. Freed from immediate pressure by the victory of Abijah over Jeroboam, Asa resolved —...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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....

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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,...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father. Ver. 11. And Asa did that which was right. ] Right, for the matter of his obedience; uprightly, for the manne...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Asa's Reign. B. C. 914.       9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  That which was right in the eyes of the Lord; as to the government of his kingdom and life, and the reformation and establishment of God's worship.

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord. The character of Asa In Asa, King of Judah, we have one of the most melancholy, yet perhaps one of the most marvellous instances on record...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - 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...

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Rule of Asa in Judah

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 15:3 ; 2 Chronicles 14:11 ; 2 Chronicles 14:2 ; 2 Chronicles 15:17 ; 2 Chronicles 16:7-10

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• 1 Kings 15:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Right — As to the government of his kingdom, and the reformation, and establishment of God's worship. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Those are approved whom he commendeth.

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