Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD: See the comments at 1 Kgs 11.33, 38 and 14.8.

David his father: David was not the biological father of Asa. Rather, David was Asa’s great-great-grandfather. Good News Translation says “ancestor,” which is the more appropriate term in English.

The kings of both Judah and Israel all seem to have been measured against the idealized reign of David. This is a very rare case in which a ruler of Judah receives a positive evaluation by comparison with King David.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .