1 Kings 15:11

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And Asa did right in the eyes of YHWH, like David his father.

Latin

Et fecit Asa rectum ante conspectum Domini, sicut David pater ejus:

Hebrew

English

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

did what was right: Besides the reforms mentioned here, the writer of Chronicles notes the positive spiritual influence of God's prophet Azariah on the king (2 Chronicles 15:1–7). Asa also gathered a large assembly to renew the covenant with the Lord (2 Chronicles 15:9–15).
shrine prostitutes: See 1 Kings 14:23–24. Asa worked to limit idolatry and pagan fertility rituals, even removing Maacah from her powerful position as queen mother (1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 15:16).
The Kidron Valley was where reforming kings of Judah destroyed pagan idols (2 Kings 23:4–15; 2 Chronicles 29:16; 30:14).

Theme notes and profiles

2 Chronicles 14:2
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 15:17
The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
2 Chronicles 14:11
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
1 Kings 15:3
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
2 Chronicles 16:7–10
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.

Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ