Asa

• Reign of Asac. 955 BC
• Death of Asac. 914 BC

Asa

Father

Abijah

Spouse

Azubah

Children

Jehoshaphat

• Ἀσά·Asa
• אָסָא·Asa

Includes 22 verses that refer to Asa without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 1 Kings 15:8
   And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
2. 1 Kings 15:9
   In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
3. 1 Kings 15:10Referred to, not named
   …and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
4. 1 Kings 15:11
   And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.
5. 1 Kings 15:12Referred to, not named
   He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
6. 1 Kings 15:13
   He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
7. 1 Kings 15:14
   The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.
8. 1 Kings 15:15Referred to, not named
   And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
9. 1 Kings 15:16
   Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
10. 1 Kings 15:17
    Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
11. 1 Kings 15:18
    So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
12. 1 Kings 15:20
    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
13. 1 Kings 15:22
    Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.
14. 1 Kings 15:23
    Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
15. 1 Kings 15:24
    And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
16. 1 Kings 15:25
    In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
17. 1 Kings 15:28
    In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
18. 1 Kings 15:32
    And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
19. 1 Kings 15:33
    In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
20. 1 Kings 16:8
    In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
21. 1 Kings 16:10
    So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
22. 1 Kings 16:15
    In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
23. 1 Kings 16:23
    In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
24. 1 Kings 16:29
    In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
25. 1 Kings 22:41
    In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
26. 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.
27. 1 Kings 22:46
    He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
28. 1 Chronicles 3:10
    Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
29. 2 Chronicles 14:1
    Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
30. 2 Chronicles 14:2
    And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
31. 2 Chronicles 14:3Referred to, not named
    He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
32. 2 Chronicles 14:4Referred to, not named
    He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
33. 2 Chronicles 14:5Referred to, not named
    He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
34. 2 Chronicles 14:6Referred to, not named
    Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
35. 2 Chronicles 14:7Referred to, not named
    So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
36. 2 Chronicles 14:8
    Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
37. 2 Chronicles 14:9Referred to, not named
    Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.
38. 2 Chronicles 14:10
    So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
39. 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.”
40. 2 Chronicles 14:12
    So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
41. 2 Chronicles 14:13
    Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
42. 2 Chronicles 14:14Referred to, not named
    …and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
43. 2 Chronicles 14:15Referred to, not named
    They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
44. 2 Chronicles 15:2
    So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
45. 2 Chronicles 15:7Referred to, not named
    But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
46. 2 Chronicles 15:8
    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.
47. 2 Chronicles 15:9Referred to, not named
    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.
48. 2 Chronicles 15:10
    So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
49. 2 Chronicles 15:11Referred to, not named
    At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.
50. 2 Chronicles 15:12Referred to, not named
    Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
51. 2 Chronicles 15:14Referred to, not named
    They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
52. 2 Chronicles 15:16
    King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
53. 2 Chronicles 15:17
    The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
54. 2 Chronicles 15:18Referred to, not named
    And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
55. 2 Chronicles 15:19
    And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
56. 2 Chronicles 16:1
    In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
57. 2 Chronicles 16:2
    So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
58. 2 Chronicles 16:3Referred to, not named
    “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
59. 2 Chronicles 16:4
    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
60. 2 Chronicles 16:6
    Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
61. 2 Chronicles 16:7
    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.
62. 2 Chronicles 16:8Referred to, not named
    Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
63. 2 Chronicles 16:9Referred to, not named
    For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
64. 2 Chronicles 16:10
    Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
65. 2 Chronicles 16:11
    Now the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
66. 2 Chronicles 16:12
    In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
67. 2 Chronicles 16:13
    So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.
68. 2 Chronicles 16:14Referred to, not named
    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
69. 2 Chronicles 17:1Referred to, not named
    Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
70. 2 Chronicles 17:2
    He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
71. 2 Chronicles 20:32
    And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
72. 2 Chronicles 21:12
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
73. Jeremiah 41:9
    Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
74. Matthew 1:7
    Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
75. Matthew 1:8
    Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.