1 Kings 15:11
New International Version
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

New Living Translation
Asa did what was pleasing in the LORD’s sight, as his ancestor David had done.

English Standard Version
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done.

Berean Standard Bible
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

King James Bible
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, 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 American Standard Bible
Now Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like his father David.

NASB 1995
Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.

NASB 1977
And Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Asa did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, like David his father.

Amplified Bible
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did his father (forefather) David.

Christian Standard Bible
Asa did what was right in the LORD’s sight, as his ancestor David had done.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Asa did what was right in the LORD’s eyes, as his ancestor David had done.

American Standard Version
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.

Contemporary English Version
Asa obeyed the LORD, as David had done.

English Revised Version
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Asa did what the LORD considered right, as his ancestor David had done.

Good News Translation
Asa did what pleased the LORD, as his ancestor David had done.

International Standard Version
Asa practiced what the LORD considered to be right, just like his ancestor David.

Majority Standard Bible
And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

NET Bible
Asa did what the LORD approved like his ancestor David had done.

New Heart English Bible
Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, 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 Yahweh’s eyes, as David his father did.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Asa does that which [is] right in the eyes of YHWH, like his father David,

Young's Literal Translation
And Asa doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Asa will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as did David his father:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Asa did what was right before the sight of the Lord, just as his father David did.

New American Bible
Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD like David his father,

New Revised Standard Version
Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, as his father David had done.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, as did David his father.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Asa did what is beautiful before LORD JEHOVAH, as David his father.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Asa Reigns in Judah
10and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 11And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. 12He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 14:2-5
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God. / He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. / He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. ...

2 Chronicles 15:8-17
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. / And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. / So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. ...

1 Kings 22:43
And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

2 Kings 18:3
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

2 Kings 22:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

2 Chronicles 17:3-6
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, / but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel. / So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor. ...

2 Chronicles 29:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

2 Chronicles 34:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Matthew 1:1-2
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Matthew 1:8
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

Matthew 1:9
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

Matthew 1:10
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,

Matthew 1:11
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

Matthew 1:17
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,


Treasury of Scripture

And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

Asa

1 Kings 15:3
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

2 Chronicles 14:2,11
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: …

2 Chronicles 15:17
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

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1. Abijam's wicked reign
7. Asa succeeds him
9. Asa's good reign
16. The war between Baasha and him causes him to make a league with Ben-Hadad
23. Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa
25. Nadab's wicked reign
27. Baasha conspiring against him, executes Ahijah's prophecy
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And Asa
The name "Asa" in Hebrew means "physician" or "healer." Asa was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and reigned for 41 years. His reign is noted for religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry. Asa's leadership is significant in the biblical narrative as it marks a return to the worship of Yahweh after the idolatrous practices of his predecessors.

did what was right
This phrase indicates moral and spiritual alignment with God's commandments. In the Hebrew context, "right" (יָשָׁר, yashar) implies uprightness and integrity. Asa's actions are measured against the divine standard, suggesting that his reign was characterized by obedience and faithfulness to God's laws, which is a recurring theme in the Deuteronomistic history.

in the eyes of the LORD
The phrase "in the eyes of the LORD" emphasizes divine perspective and approval. It suggests that Asa's actions were not only externally righteous but also aligned with God's will and purpose. This divine approval is crucial in the biblical narrative, as it underscores the importance of seeking God's favor and guidance in leadership and personal conduct.

as his father David had done
Although Asa was not a direct son of David, the term "father" is used here to denote a forefather or ancestor. David is often used as the benchmark for righteous kingship in the Bible. By comparing Asa to David, the text highlights Asa's commitment to restoring the worship of Yahweh and following the covenantal path established by David. This comparison serves to legitimize Asa's reforms and align his reign with the ideal of a godly king.

(11) Asa did that which was right.--This reign--happily, a long one--was a turning-point in the history of Judah. Freed from immediate pressure by the victory of Abijah over Jeroboam, Asa resolved--perhaps under the guidance of the prophets Azariah and Hanani (2Chronicles 15:1; 2Chronicles 16:7)--to renew the true strength of his kingdom by restoring the worship and trusting in the blessings of the true God, extirpating by repeated efforts the false worships introduced by Rehoboam and continued by Abijah, and solemnly renewing the covenant with the Lord, in the name of the people, and of the strangers from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, who joined them. Of all this the text here gives but brief notice: the record in the Chronicles (2 Chronicles 14, 15) contains a detailed account. From the same record we find that he fortified his cities and strengthened his army, and that he was able to repel with great slaughter a formidable invasion from Egypt, under "Zerah the Ethiopian," in his fifteenth year.

Verse 11. - And Ass did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. ["It is a wonder how Ass should be good, of the seed of Abijam, of the son of Maachah" (Hall).]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Asa
אָסָ֛א (’ā·sā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name

did
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

what was right
הַיָּשָׁ֖ר (hay·yā·šār)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

in the eyes
בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

as David
כְּדָוִ֖ד (kə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

his forefather [had done].
אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father


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