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Asa ( / ˈeɪsə /; Hebrew: אָסָא, Modern: ʾAsaʾ, Tiberian: ʾĀsāʾ; Greek: Ασά; Latin: Asa) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. Based on the Biblical chronology, Biblical scholars suggest that he reigned from the late 10th to early 9th century BCE.
Jan 4, 2022 · Question. Who was King Asa in the Bible? Answer. Asa was a descendant of David and the third king of the southern kingdom of Judah. He ruled for forty-one years ( 1 Kings 15:10) and “did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God” ( 2 Chronicles 14:2 ).
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, one of the more successful kings of Judah. His lineage continued to reign in Jerusalem until the Babylonian Exile , and he is considered to be one of the ancestors of the future Jewish Messiah , as well as of Jesus Christ in the Christian tradition.
New International Version. Asa King of Judah. 9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, 10 and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.
English Standard Version. Asa Reigns in Judah. 14 [ a]Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years. 2 [ b] And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He took away the foreign altars and the high places and ...
Feb 6, 2007 · Our hearts beat with wholehearted devotion to God, much like that of King Asa of Judah. King Asa started his kingly rule well (1 Kings 15:14), succeeding King Abijah, a man with fourteen wives. Asa deposed even his own grandmother who worshiped Asherah, a false goddess.
Asa was truly a worthy descendant of David. Asa's Confidence in G‑d. Asa began to enrich the Temple with newly consecrated treasures of gold and silver. He fortified the cities in the strategic points of the land and trained fresh troops from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin in the art of warfare.
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