1 Kings 15:10

But the high places were not removed,.... That is, such as had been used for the worship of God, before the temple was built, which yet now should have been removed, since sacrifice was now only to be…

Mother’s name - Rather, “grandmother’s.” The Jews cal any male ancestor, however remote, a father, and any female ancestor a mother (compare 1Ki 15:2; Gen 3:20). This Maachah was the favorite wife of…

His mother's name - Our translators thought that grandmother was likely to be the meaning, and therefore have put it in the margin.

The daughter of Abishalom - She is called, says Calmet, the daughter…

We have here a short account of the reign of Asa; we shall find a more copious history of it Ch2 14:1-15, 15, and Ch2 16:1-14. Here is,

I. The length of it: He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem,…

And his mother's namewas Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom The most probable explanation of this clause, which is the same as in 1Ki 15:2 above, is that the word -mother" is here used for…