He reigned forty-one years 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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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
Kg1 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.
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