Baasha
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Baasha

he that seeks, or lays waste

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Baasha

(wicked), B.C. 953-931, third sovereign of the separate kingdom of Israel, and the founder of its second dynasty. He was son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar and conspired against King Nadab, (1 Kings 15:27) and killed him with his whole family. He appears to have been of humble origin. (1 Kings 16:2) It was probably in the 13th year of his reign that he made war on Asa, and began to fortify Ramah. He was defeated by the unexpected alliance of Asa with Ben-hadad I. of Damascus. Baasha died in the 24th year of his reign, and was buried in Tirzah, (Solomon 6:4) which he had made his capital. (1 Kings 16:6; 2 Chronicles 16:1-6)

ATS Bible Dictionary
Baasha

Son of Ahijah, and commander of the armies of Nadab, king of Israel. He killed his master treacherously at the siege of Gibbethon, and usurped the kingdom, B.C. 953, which he possessed twenty-three years. He exterminated the whole race of Jeroboam, as had been predicted, 1 Kings 14:7-14; but by his bad conduct and idolatry incurred God's indignation,

1 Kings 15:1-16:7,12. God sent him a warning by the mouth of Jebu the prophet; which was fulfilled in the extermination of his family two years after his own death.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chronicles 16:1-6). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years (1 Kings 15:33). On account of his idolatries his family was exterminated, according to the word of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings 16:3, 4, 10-13).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BAASHA

ba'-a-sha ba`sha', ("boldness"): King of Israel. Baasha, son of Ahijah, and of common birth (1 Kings 16:2), usurped the throne of Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, killed Nadab and exterminated the house of Jeroboam. He carried on a long warfare with Asa, the king of Judah (compare Jeremiah 41:9), began to build Ramah, but was prevented from completing this work by Ben-hadad, the king of Syria. He is told by the prophet Jehu that because of his sinful reign the fate of his house would be like that of Jeroboam. Baasha reigned 24 years. His son Elah who succeeded him and all the members of his family were murdered by the usurper Zimri (1 Kings 15:16; 1 Kings 16:1 2 Chronicles 16:1). The fate of his house is referred to in 1 Kings 21:22 2 Kings 9:9. Compare ASA; ELAH; ZIMRI.

A. L. Breslich

Strong's Hebrew
1201. Basha -- a king of Isr.
... 1200, 1201. Basha. 1202 . a king of Isr. Transliteration: Basha Phonetic Spelling:
(bah-shaw') Short Definition: Baasha. ... NASB Word Usage Baasha (28). Baasha ...
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Library

How Zerah, King of the Ethiopians, was Beaten by Asa; and How Asa ...
... How Zerah, King Of The Ethiopians, Was Beaten By Asa; And How Asa, Upon Baasha's
Making War Against Him, Invited The King Of The Damascens To Assist Him; And ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 12 how zerah king.htm

The Kingdom of Samaria.
... Prophets warned him in vain, that his line should not remain on the throne; and
in the reign of his son Nadab, the rebel Baasha arose and slew the whole family ...
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National Apostasy
... His career of evil was suddenly stopped by a conspiracy headed by Baasha,
one of his generals, to gain control of the government. ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 8 national apostasy.htm

The Record of Two Kings
... Jeroboam's son and successor was killed by Baasha, Baasha's son and successor was
killed by Zimri, who reigned for a week, and then burned the palace and died ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the record of two kings.htm

Concerning the Death of a Son of Jeroboam. How Jeroboam was Beaten ...
... Kingdom By Asa. And Also How, After The Death Of Jeroboam Baasha Destroyed
His Son Nadab And All The House Of Jeroboam. 1. However ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 concerning the death.htm

Asa's Reformation, and Consequent Peace and victory
... standing enmity with the northern kingdom, and records scarcely anything of Asa's
reign except the war which, as it says, was between him and Baasha of Israel ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture g/asas reformation and consequent peace.htm

CHAP. I. -II. 3 (II. 1).
... And I give the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like
the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah." The execution corresponded with the ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chap i -ii 3 ii 1.htm

The Antiquities of the Jews
... And Also How, After The Death Of Jeroboam Baasha Destroyed His Son Nadab
And All The House Of Jeroboam. CHAPTER 12. How Zerah, King ...
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Of the Two Kinds of Trials, which Come Upon us in a Three-Fold Way ...
... And these we plainly see were inflicted on Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and Baasha
the son of Ahiah, and Ahab and Jezebel, when the Divine reproof thus declares ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xi of the two.htm

The Divided Kingdom.
... Reigned 22 years and died. 2. Nadab, 1:K.15:25-27. Reigned 2 years and was slain.
3. Baasha, 1-K.15;27-16:6. Reigned 24 years and died. 4. Elah, 1-K.16;6-10. ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter xiii the divided kingdom.htm

Thesaurus
Baasha (26 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BAASHA. ba'-a-sha ba`sha', ("boldness"):
King of Israel. Baasha... Jeroboam. Baasha reigned 24 years. ...
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Baasha's (5 Occurrences)
...Baasha's (5 Occurrences). 1 Kings 15:21 and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing,
that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah. (YLT). ...
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Ba'asha (26 Occurrences)
Ba'asha. Baasha, Ba'asha. Baasha's . ... Ba'asha (26 Occurrences). 1 Kings 15:16
There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. (See RSV). ...
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Baasa (26 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Baasa (26 Occurrences). 1 Kings 15:16 And there was war
between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. (See JPS). ...
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Tirzah (17 Occurrences)
... Here reigned Jeroboam, Nadab his son, Baasha, Elah and Zimri (1 Kings 15:21,
33; 1 Kings 16:6, 8, 9, 15). Baasha was buried in Tirzah. ...
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Gibbethon (5 Occurrences)
... 23). Nadab the king of Israel, while besieging it, was slain under its
walls by Baasha, one of his own officers (1 Kings 15:27). ...
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Benhadad (24 Occurrences)
... 2. Syria and Judah: Such an opportunity presented itself in the appeal of
Asa, king of Judah, for help against Baasha king of Israel. ...
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Elah (17 Occurrences)
... (4.) The son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). ... ELAH (2).
e'-la. Son of Baasha, fourth king of Israel (1 Kings 16:6-14). ...
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Nadab (21 Occurrences)
... with all Israel in laying siege to Gibbethon, a town of southern Dan (Joshua
19:44), a conspiracy broke out in his army, and he was slain by Baasha (1 Kings ...
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Ahijah (23 Occurrences)
... (8) The father of Baasha king of Israel (1 Kings 15:27, 33; 1 Kings 21:22 2 Kings
9:9). (9) A Levite of Nehemiah's time, who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10 ...
/a/ahijah.htm - 21k

Bible Concordance
Baasha (26 Occurrences)

1 Kings 15:16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:17 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.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:19 "There is a treaty between me and you, 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 Israel, that he may depart from me."
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:21 It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:22 Then king Asa made a proclamation to all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:27 Baasha 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 laying siege to Gibbethon.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha kill him, and reigned in his place.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:32 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 15:33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:1 The word of Yahweh came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:3 behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:4 The 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."
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:5 Now 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?
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:6 Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:7 Moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of Yahweh against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck him.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:11 It happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck all the house of Baasha: he didn't leave him a single one who urinates on a wall, neither of his relatives, nor of his friends.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:12 Thus Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 16:13 for 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.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Kings 21:22 I 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 made Israel to sin."
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 9:9 I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, 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.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:3 There is a league between me and you, as there was between my father and your father: behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:5 It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 41:9 Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was who which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Baasha

Baasha: King of Israel

Related Terms

Baasha's (5 Occurrences)

Ba'asha (26 Occurrences)

Baasa (26 Occurrences)

Tirzah (17 Occurrences)

Gibbethon (5 Occurrences)

Benhadad (24 Occurrences)

Elah (17 Occurrences)

Nadab (21 Occurrences)

Ahijah (23 Occurrences)

Asa (54 Occurrences)

Nebat (25 Occurrences)

Ramah (38 Occurrences)

Treaty (25 Occurrences)

Geba (22 Occurrences)

Buildeth (73 Occurrences)

Zimri (16 Occurrences)

Is'sachar (40 Occurrences)

Fortifying (3 Occurrences)

Reigns (22 Occurrences)

Reigneth (54 Occurrences)

Rama (2 Occurrences)

Destroyeth (38 Occurrences)

Mizpeh (24 Occurrences)

Plotted (21 Occurrences)

Provoking (29 Occurrences)

Besieging (9 Occurrences)

Conspired (32 Occurrences)

Ceaseth (21 Occurrences)

Conspire (18 Occurrences)

Attacking (73 Occurrences)

Reigned (206 Occurrences)

Succeeded (81 Occurrences)

Jehu (63 Occurrences)

Issachar (40 Occurrences)

League (20 Occurrences)

Mizpah (42 Occurrences)

Timber (32 Occurrences)

Prevent (32 Occurrences)

Permit (36 Occurrences)

Builded (65 Occurrences)

Hanani (11 Occurrences)

Sixth (45 Occurrences)

Therewith (53 Occurrences)

Stead (117 Occurrences)

Provoke (64 Occurrences)

Siege (63 Occurrences)

Using (88 Occurrences)

Leaving (80 Occurrences)

Belonged (105 Occurrences)

Kingdom (409 Occurrences)

Allow (86 Occurrences)

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

Moving (117 Occurrences)

Laying (87 Occurrences)

Jeroboam (96 Occurrences)

Building (249 Occurrences)

Philistine (63 Occurrences)

Stopped (134 Occurrences)

Stop (108 Occurrences)

Vanities (14 Occurrences)

Kinsfolks (2 Occurrences)

Kinsfolk (13 Occurrences)

Naphtali (51 Occurrences)

Nethani'ah (20 Occurrences)

Urinates (6 Occurrences)

Omri (16 Occurrences)

Letteth (11 Occurrences)

Ijon (3 Occurrences)

Issued (40 Occurrences)

Twenty-four (26 Occurrences)

Thirtieth (9 Occurrences)

Twenty-sixth (1 Occurrence)

Thirty-sixth (1 Occurrence)

Reigning (57 Occurrences)

Redeemers (2 Occurrences)

Exempt (4 Occurrences)

Exempted (1 Occurrence)

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