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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-24

We have here a short account of the reign of Asa; we shall find a more copious history of it 2 Chron. 14:1-16:14 Here is, I. The length of it: He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem, 1 Kgs. 15:10. 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

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 offered there; but he might think they were still lawful, or the people had such an opinion of them, that it was difficult and dangerous to attempt to remove them; otherwise high places for idolatry were removed by him, 2 Chronicles 14:3 , nevertheless, Asa's heart was perfect all his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:14

The high places were not removed - He was not able to make a thorough reformation; this was reserved for his son Jehoshaphat. Asa ' s heart was perfect - He worshipped the true God, and zealously promoted his service; see on 1 Kings 15:3 ; (note). And even the high places which he did not remove were probably those where the true God alone was worshipped; for that there were such high places the preceding history amply proves, and Jarchi intimates that these were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-15

Reformation. The moral condition of Judah was fearful when Asa came to the throne. The apostasy of Solomon had inaugurated a retrogression which was aggravated in the reigns following, so that for three generations the abominations of the heathens were increasing. The condition of Israel was even worse, under the system introduced by Jeroboam, to which the successors of that monarch tenaciously held. When the Holy Land was in such a state of degeneracy, what was the condition of the world... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-24

Zeal without trust. AN OPPORTUNITY RECOGNIZED AND USED . The need of the time was manfully met. Brought up in an idolatrous home, he nevertheless saw that this sin was sapping the foundation of the nation's stability and strength, and he set himself to root it out. 1 . The land was cleansed from . filthy abomination, from legalized, and even sanctified, sin ("And he took away the Sodomites," etc.) The nation that legalizes sin will reap corruption and shame: that which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:11-26

The Reign of Asa. Though this prince reigned forty and one years—a longer period than any of his predecessors, and, with two exceptions, a longer period than any of the kings who came after him—yet his reign, so far as it is recorded here, may be summed up in few words. "Happy is the nation," it has been said, "which has no history." But happier still the nation whose history, like that of Judah in the time of Asa, may be comprehended under these two heads— internal reforms, and ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

But the high places [evidently such as are referred to in 1 Kings 3:1-28 , i.e; un authorized shrines of Jehovah; cf. 2 Kings 14:4 ] were not taken away [lit; departed not . Yet we read in 2 Chronicles 45:3, that Asa "took away the high places (cf. verse 5). But it is clear, even from 2 Chronicles 15:17 , that all of them were not re moved, and the discrepancy arises from the well-known Eastern idiom of putting the whole for the part, of which we have in stances in Genesis... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

Religious sincerity. A beautiful flower often springs from the midst of corruption. The more we realize the moral condition of Asa's surroundings the more we wonder at the grace which made him what he was. His father was Abijam (or Abijah), the second king of Judah, of whom it is said, "He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him." His education appears to have been entrusted to Maachah, his grandmother, a daughter of Absalom the rebel, and herself a gross... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 15:14

2 Chronicles 14:3 would seem at first sight to imply that he entirely put down the worship. But idolatry, if at one time put down, crept back afterward; or while Asa endeavored to sweep it wholly away, his subjects would not be controlled, but found a means of maintaining it in some places - not perhaps in the cities (see 2 Chronicles 14:5), but in remote country districts, where the royal authority was weaker, and secrecy more practicable. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 15:14

1 Kings 15:14. The high places were not removed 2 Chronicles 14:3. He took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places where they were worshipped: but as for those high places where the true God was worshipped, he did not take them away; partly, because he thought there was no great evil in them, which had been used by David and Solomon, and other good men; partly because he thought the removal of them might do more hurt than their continuance, by occasioning the total... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:11-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 15:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 15:14

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