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Asa (1Ki 15:8)
Son of Abijah and Elkanah, father of Berechiah and Jehoshaphat, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 1 Kings 15:8.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Family & lineage
Where in scripture
1 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesJeremiahMatthew
1 Kings 15:81 Kings 16:81 Kings 16:101 Kings 16:151 Kings 16:231 Kings 16:291 Kings 22:411 Kings 22:431 Kings 22:461 Chronicles 3:102 Chronicles 14:12 Chronicles 14:22 Chronicles 14:82 Chronicles 14:102 Chronicles 14:112 Chronicles 14:122 Chronicles 14:132 Chronicles 17:22 Chronicles 20:322 Chronicles 21:12Jeremiah 41:9Matthew 1:7Matthew 1:8
Family
In their own words — 3 recorded sayings
“He said to Judah, Let us make these towns, building walls round them with towers and doors and locks. The land is still ours, because we have been true to the Lord our God; we have been true to him and he has given us rest on every side. So they went on building and all went well for them.” — 2 Chronicles 14:7
“And Asa made prayer to the Lord his God and said, Lord, you only are able to give help against the strong to him who has no strength; come to our help, O Lord our God, for our hope is in you, and in your name we have come out against this great army. O Lord, you are our God; let not man's power be greater than yours.” — 2 Chronicles 14:11
“Let there be an agreement between me and you as there was between my father and your father: see, I have sent you silver and gold; go and put an end to your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may give up attacking me.” — 2 Chronicles 16:3
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).