1 Kings 15:10

“And forty one years reigned he in Jerusalem, etc.] 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 <111502>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.”

“ASA'S GOOD REIGN. (Kg1 15:9-22) his mother's name was Maachah--She was properly his grandmother, and she is here called "the king's mother," from the post of dignity which at the beginning of his reign she possessed. Asa, as a constitutional monarch, acted like the pious David, laboring to abolish the traces and polluting practices of idolatry, and in pursuance of his impartial conduct, he did not spare delinquents even of the highest rank.”

“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 favorite wife of Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:21, and the mother of Abijam. The way in which she is here mentioned strongly favors the notion that the position of queen-mother was a definite one at the court, and could only be held by one person at a time. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Mother's - That is, his grandmother's, as appears from Kg1 15:2, who is called his mother, as David is called Abijam's father, Kg1 15:3. And his grand - mother's name may be here mentioned, rather than his mother's, because his mother was either an obscure person, or was dead, or unwilling to take care of the education of her son, and so he was educated by the grand - mother, who, though she poisoned his father Abijam with her idolatrous principles, Kg1 15:12, yet could not infect Asa, nor withhold him from prosecuting his good purposes of reforming religion. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:11”

“15:10 forty-one years: The first ten years of Asa’s long reign were peaceful (2 Chr 14:1-7), perhaps due to his father’s decisive victory over Jeroboam.”

“am 3049-3090, bc 955-914 mother's: that is, grandmother's. Kg1 15:2, Kg1 15:13; Ch2 11:20, Ch2 11:21, Ch2 13:2 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:11”