1 Kings 15:2

“Three years reigned he in Jerusalem, etc.] And three only; his reign was short, and indeed not three full years, only one whole year and part of two others; for Asa his son began to reign in the twentieth of Jeroboam, (<111509>1 Kings 15:9) so that he reigned part of his eighteenth, this whole nineteenth, and part of his twentieth: and his mother’s name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom; called Absalom, (<141120>2 Chronicles 11:20,21), generally supposed by the Jews to be Absalom the son of David, and which may seem not improbable, since his other two wives were of his father’s family, (<141118>2 Chronicles 11:18). Josephus says f340 she was the daughter of Tamar the daughter of Absalom,…”

“Three years reigned he--(compare Kg1 15:1 with Kg1 15:9). Parts of years are often counted in Scripture as whole years. The reign began in Jeroboam's eighteenth year, continued till the nineteenth, and ended in the course of the twentieth. his mother's name was Maachah--or Michaiah (Ch2 13:2), probably altered from the one to the other on her becoming queen, as was very common under a change of circumstances. She is called the daughter of Abishalom, or Absalom (Ch2 11:21), of Uriel (Ch2 13:2). Hence, it has been thought probable that Tamar, the daughter of Absalom (Sa2 14:27; Sa2 18:18), had been married to Uriel, and that Maachah was their daughter.”

“Three years - More strictly, not much more than two years (compare 1 Kings 15:1, 1 Kings 15:9). Any part of a year may, however, in Jewish reckoning, be taken as a year. His mother’s name was Maachah - Or Michaiah, according to the present reading of marginal reference. The daughter of Abishalom - Absalom seems to have had but one daughter, Tamar 2 Samuel 14:27, so that Maachah must have been, not his daughter, but his grand-daughter. Her father (see the margin) was Uriel of Gibeah whom, therefore, Tamar married. Maachah took her name from her great-grandmother 2 Samuel 3:3. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Three years - That is, part of three years. Abishalom - Or, of Absalom, as he is called Ch2 11:21. And because he is here mentioned as a known person, without any addition of his kindred or quality, some conceive that this was Absalom's daughter, called properly Tamar, Sa2 14:27, and from her royal grandmother, Sa2 3:3, Maacah. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:4”

“15:2 Abijam’s mother was Maacah, Rehoboam’s favorite of his eighteen wives. She was the granddaughter of Absalom. Presumably this Absalom is David’s son. Maacah, an idol worshiper, was an evil spiritual influence in Judah (15:13).”

“his mother's: Kg1 15:13; Ch2 11:20-22 Maachah: Ch2 13:2, Michaiah the daughter of Uriel Abishalom: Ch2 11:21, Absalom 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:3”