1 Kings 15:21

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry, than which nothing is a greater evil in his sight:

and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to…

Dwelt in Tirzah - This seems to have been the royal city; see Kg1 15:33, and Kg1 14:17; and in this Baasha was probably obliged to shut himself up.

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,…

he left off building of Ramah Thus releasing Jerusalem from its blockade, as Asa desired. In Chronicles it is said -he let his work cease."

Tirzah A royal residence before this time. See on 1Ki 14:17.