Baasha
בַּעְשָׁא · ba.sah · H1201“he that seeks, or lays waste” Hitchcock's 186926 mentions in 4 books, most in 1 Kings (20)
Who he was
Baasha was the third king of the northern kingdom of Israel, ruling for 24 years (1 Kings 15:33). He came to power by assassinating Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, and then proceeded to kill off all of Jeroboam's family (1 Kings 15:27–29). Despite this, Baasha continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:34). He engaged in warfare with Asa, king of Judah, who bribed Ben-hadad of Syria to attack Israel (1 Kings 15:16–22; 2 Chronicles 16:1–6). The prophet Jehu pronounced judgment on Baasha's dynasty, predicting its downfall (1 Kings 16:1–4). After Baasha's death, his son Elah became king (1 Kings 16:6). Years later, Baasha's sins were remembered alongside those of other wicked kings (1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 9:9). Jeremiah 41:9 mentions a pit made by Baasha during his war with Asa, which was later used to dispose of bodies.
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Every mention
26 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Kings20 mentions
1 Kings 15:16There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.1 Kings 15:17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.1 Kings 15:19“Let there be a treaty between me and you, like that between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of…1 Kings 15:21When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and King Asa used it to build Geba…1 Kings 15:27Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging…1 Kings 15:28Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha killed him and reigned in his place.1 Kings 15:32There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.1 Kings 15:33In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.1 Kings 16:1Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,1 Kings 16:3behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.1 Kings 16:4The dogs will eat Baasha’s descendants who die in the city; and he who dies of his in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.”1 Kings 16:5Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?1 Kings 16:6Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.1 Kings 16:7Moreover Yahweh’s word came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger…1 Kings 16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.1 Kings 16:11When he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, he attacked all the house of Baasha. He didn’t leave him a single one who urinates on a wall among his relatives or his friends.1 Kings 16:12Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,1 Kings 16:13for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and with which they made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.1 Kings 21:22I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation with which you have provoked me to anger, and have…
2 Kings1 mention
2 Chronicles4 mentions
2 Chronicles 16:1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.2 Chronicles 16:3“Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that…2 Chronicles 16:5When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.2 Chronicles 16:6Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
What the dictionary says
Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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