1 Kings 15:10 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 15:10

and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

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ASV

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

KJV

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And forty one years reigned he in Jerusalem,.... 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 1Ki 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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In the account we have of the kings of Judah we find the number of the good kings and the bad ones nearly equal; but then we may observe, to our comfort, that the reign of the good kings was generally long, but that of the bad kings short, the consideration of which will make the state of God's church not altogether so bad within that period as it appears at first sight.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 of Absalom, according to the custom of the Scriptures, which give the name of daughter indifferently to the niece, the grand-daughter, and great grand-daughter.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים	ve.'ar.ba.'Im	and forty	H705 →
וְאַחַת֙	ve.'a.Chat	and one	H259 →
שָׁנָ֔ה	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
מָלַ֖ךְ	ma.Lakh	he reigned	H4427 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →
וְשֵׁ֣ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
אִמּ֔וֹ	'i.Mo	mother his	H517 →
מַעֲכָ֖ה	ma.'a.Khah	[was] Maacah	H4601 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃	'a.vi.sha.Lom	Abishalom	H53 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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1 Kings 15:13
He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
leads to
- Exodus 32:20
  Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink…
- Joshua 6:24
  Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16
  So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
- Deuteronomy 13:6–11
  If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor…
- Deuteronomy 9:21
  And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it…
Through
2 Chronicles 13:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 11:20
  After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 1 Kings 15:6–7
  And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
Through
1 Kings 15:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 13:2
  and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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