Meaning of “Asa”

1. Asa — physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah. He was zealous in maintaining the true worship of God, and in rooting all idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities, out of the land (1 Kings 15:8-14). The Lord gave him and his land rest and prosperity. It is recorded of him, however, that in his old age, when afflicted, he "sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians" (comp. Jer. 17:5). He died in the forty-first year of his reign, greatly honoured by his people (2 Chr. 16:1-13), and was succeeded by his son Jehoshaphat.

2. Abiasaph — father of gathering; the gatherer, the youngest of the three sons of Korah the Levite, head of a family of Korhites (Ex. 6:24); called Ebisaph (1 Chr. 6:37).

3. Amasa — burden. (1.) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chr. 2:17; 2 Sam. 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the army in room of his cousin Joab (2 Sam. 19:13), who afterwards treacherously put him to death as a dangerous rival (2 Sam. 20:4-12). (2.) A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in the reign of Ahaz.

4. Amasai — burdensome. (1.) A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:25, 35). (2.) The leader of a body of men who joined David in the "stronghold," probably of Adullam (1 Chr. 12:18). (3.) One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 15:24). (4.) The father of a Levite, one of the two Kohathites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the cleansing of the temple (2 Chr. 29:12).

5. Asahel — made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot. When fighting against Ish-bosheth at Gibeon, in the army of his brother Joab, he was put to death by Abner, whom he pursued from the field of battle (2 Sam. 2:18, 19). He is mentioned among David's thirty mighty men (2 Sam. 23:24; 1 Chr. 11:26). Others of the same name are mentioned (2 Chr. 17:8; 31:13; Ezra 10:15).

6. Asaph — convener, or collector. (1.) A Levite; one of the leaders of David's choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a "seer" (2 Chr. 29:30). The "sons of Asaph," mentioned in 1 Chr. 25:1, 2 Chr. 20:14, and Ezra 2:41, were his descendants, or more probably a class of poets or singers who recognized him as their master. (2.) The "recorder" in the time of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18, 37). (3.) The "keeper of the king's forest," to whom Nehemiah requested from Artaxerxes a "letter" that he might give him timber for the temple at Jerusalem (Neh. 2:8).

7. Elasah — God made. (1.) One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr. 2:39, "Eleasah"). (2.) A descendant of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43). (3.) The son of Shaphan, one of the two who were sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and also took charge of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon (Jer. 29:3).

8. Ellasar — the oak or heap of Assyria, a territory in Asia of which Arioch was king (Gen. 14:1, 9). It is supposed that the old Chaldean town of Larsa was the metropolis of this kingdom, situated nearly half-way between Ur (now Mugheir) and Erech, on the left bank of the Euphrates. This town is represented by the mounds of Senkereh, a little to the east of Erech.

9. Hasadiah — favoured by Jehovah, one of the sons of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:20), of the royal line of David.

10. Jaasau — fabricator, an Israelite who renounced his Gentile wife after the Return (Ezra 10:37).

11. Lasaea — a city in the island of Crete (Acts 27:8). Its ruins are still found near Cape Leonda, about 5 miles east of "Fair Havens."

12. Pasach — clearing, one of the sons of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:33).

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1. Genesis Chapter 2 Verse 9 — And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

2. Genesis Chapter 3 Verse 6 — And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

3. Genesis Chapter 14 Verse 9 — With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

4. Genesis Chapter 14 Verse 1 — And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

5. Genesis Chapter 49 Verse 15 — And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

6. Exodus Chapter 6 Verse 24 — And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.

7. Numbers Chapter 1 Verse 14 — Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

8. Numbers Chapter 2 Verse 14 — Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

9. Numbers Chapter 3 Verse 24 — And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

10. Numbers Chapter 7 Verse 47 — And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

11. Numbers Chapter 7 Verse 42 — On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:

12. Numbers Chapter 10 Verse 20 — And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

13. 2 Samuel Chapter 1 Verse 26 — I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

14. 2 Samuel Chapter 1 Verse 23 — Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

15. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 32 — And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

16. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 30 — And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.

17. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 23 — Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

18. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 22 — And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

19. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 21 — And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.

20. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 20 — Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

21. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 19 — And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

22. 2 Samuel Chapter 2 Verse 18 — And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

23. 2 Samuel Chapter 3 Verse 30 — So Joab, and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

24. 2 Samuel Chapter 3 Verse 27 — And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

25. 2 Samuel Chapter 17 Verse 25 — And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.

26. 2 Samuel Chapter 19 Verse 13 — And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

27. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Verse 12 — And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

28. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Verse 10 — But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

29. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Verse 9 — And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

30. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Verse 8 — When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

31. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Verse 5 — So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

32. 2 Samuel Chapter 20 Verse 4 — Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

33. 2 Samuel Chapter 23 Verse 24 — Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

34. 1 Kings Chapter 2 Verse 32 — And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

35. 1 Kings Chapter 2 Verse 5 — Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

36. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 33 — In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.

37. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 32 — And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

38. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 28 — Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

39. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 25 — And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.

40. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 24 — And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

41. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 23 — The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

42. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 22 — Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

43. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 20 — So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

44. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 18 — Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

45. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 17 — And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

46. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 16 — And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

47. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 14 — But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

48. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 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.

49. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 11 — And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

50. 1 Kings Chapter 15 Verse 9 — And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

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