King of Judah, son of Abijah, who reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He removed the idols his fathers had made and removed his mother Maacah as queen because of an image she had made, which he burned at the brook Kidron. Chronicles tells how he cried to the Lord before a vast Ethiopian army and won. When Baasha of Israel built Ramah to shut Judah in, Asa paid the king of Syria to attack Israel, and the seer Hanani rebuked him for not relying on the Lord. In old age his feet were diseased. His son Jehoshaphat succeeded him.
Relationships
FatherAbijahFather, whose dedicated gifts Asa brought into the house of the Lord
SonJehoshaphatSon, who reigned after him and walked in his ways
RivalBaashaKing of Israel who built Ramah to shut Judah in
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
1 Kings 15:11
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.1 Kings 15:11, KJV
1 Kings 15:13
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.1 Kings 15:13, KJV
2 Chronicles 14:11
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.2 Chronicles 14:11, KJV
2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.2 Chronicles 16:9, KJV
2 Chronicles 16:12
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.2 Chronicles 16:12, KJV
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