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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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1 Kings 15:11

Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Asa;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Maachah;   Rulers;   Zeal, Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Obedience to God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Baasha;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Artaxerxes;   Baal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Father;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Crimes and Punishments;   David;   High Place;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asa ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Asa;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Asa did what was right in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestor David had done.
Hebrew Names Version
Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
King James Version
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord , as did David his father.
English Standard Version
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord , as David his father had done.
New Century Version
Asa did what the Lord said was right, as his ancestor David had done.
Amplified Bible
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did his father (forefather) David.
New American Standard Bible
Now Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like his father David.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Asa did right in the eyes of the Lord, as did Dauid his father.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Asa did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, like David his father.
Contemporary English Version
Asa obeyed the Lord , as David had done.
Complete Jewish Bible
Asa did what was right from the perspective of Adonai , as David his ancestor had done.
Darby Translation
And Asa did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, as David his father.
Easy-to-Read Version
Asa did what the Lord said is right, as his ancestor David did.
George Lamsa Translation
And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, as did David his father.
Good News Translation
Asa did what pleased the Lord , as his ancestor David had done.
Lexham English Bible
Asa did right in the eyes of Yahweh, like David his ancestor.
Literal Translation
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, like his father David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Asa dyd that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE, as dyd his father Dauid.
American Standard Version
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.
Bible in Basic English
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father did.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Asa did [that seemed] ryght in the eyes of the Lorde, as did Dauid his father.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
King James Version (1611)
And Asa did that which was right in the eies of the Lord, as did Dauid his father.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.
English Revised Version
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
Berean Standard Bible
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father as David had done.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Asa dide riytfulnesse in the siyt of the Lord, as Dauid, his fadir, dide;
Young's Literal Translation
And Asa doth that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father,
Update Bible Version
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, as did David his father.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.
World English Bible
Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, as did David his father.
New King James Version
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did his father David.
New Living Translation
Asa did what was pleasing in the Lord 's sight, as his ancestor David had done.
New Life Bible
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father.
New Revised Standard
Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord , as his father David had done.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, - like David his father;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as did David, his father:
Revised Standard Version
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done.
THE MESSAGE
Asa conducted himself well before God , reviving the ways of his ancestor David. He cleaned house: He got rid of the sacred prostitutes and threw out all the idols his predecessors had made. Asa spared nothing and no one; he went so far as to remove Queen Maacah from her position because she had built a shockingly obscene memorial to the whore goddess Asherah. Asa tore it down and burned it up in the Kidron Valley. Unfortunately, he didn't get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned—his heart was in the right place, in tune with God . All the gold and silver vessels and artifacts that he and his father had consecrated for holy use he installed in The Temple.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.

Contextual Overview

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam's reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah. 10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 11 Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done. 12 He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made. 13 He also removed Maacah his grandmother from her position as queen mother because she had made a loathsome Asherah pole. Asa cut down her Asherah pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 14 The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. 15 He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the Lord 's temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. 16 Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other. 17 King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah and established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah. 18 Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord 's temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Asa: 1 Kings 15:3, 2 Chronicles 14:2, 2 Chronicles 14:11, 2 Chronicles 15:17, 2 Chronicles 16:7-10

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:43 - he walked 2 Kings 18:3 - according 2 Chronicles 20:32 - the way 2 Chronicles 21:12 - in the ways of Asa

Cross-References

Psalms 119:13
With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.
Ezekiel 17:3
Say to them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: "‘A great eagle with broad wings, long feathers, with full plumage which was multi-hued, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
Ezekiel 17:7
"‘There was another great eagle with broad wings and thick plumage. Now this vine twisted its roots toward him and sent its branches toward him to be watered from the soil where it was planted.
Matthew 13:4
And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. In his personal walk and conversation, in his government of the nation, and especially in the matters of his God, and of religion, he made David his pattern and example to copy after.


 
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