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אָסָא H609

H609 is the Hebrew word אָסָא, transliterated ʼÂçâʼ and said aw-saw'. The King James Version most often renders it asa.

Word: אָסָאTransliteration: ʼÂçâʼSaid: aw-saw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 52 verses

What it means

Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.

Where it comes from

of uncertain derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 58 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

asa 54×between asa 2×nevertheless asa's 1×thing and asa 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Asa.

Verses using אָסָא

The first 40 of 52 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 15:8 · KJV

And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 15:9 · KJV

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

1 Kings 15:11 · KJV

And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

1 Kings 15:13 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:14 · KJV

But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

1 Kings 15:16 · KJV

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

1 Kings 15:17 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:18 · KJV

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,

1 Kings 15:20 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:22 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:23 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:24 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:25 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 15:28 · KJV

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 15:32 · KJV

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

1 Kings 15:33 · KJV

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.

1 Kings 16:8 · KJV

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.

1 Kings 16:10 · KJV

And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:15 · KJV

In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

1 Kings 16:23 · KJV

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

1 Kings 16:29 · KJV

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

1 Kings 22:41 · KJV

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

1 Kings 22:43 · KJV

And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

1 Kings 22:46 · KJV

And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

1 Chronicles 3:10 · KJV

And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

1 Chronicles 9:16 · KJV

And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

2 Chronicles 14:1 · KJV

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

2 Chronicles 14:2 · KJV

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

2 Chronicles 14:8 · KJV

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

2 Chronicles 14:10 · KJV

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:11 · KJV

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

2 Chronicles 14:12 · KJV

So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

2 Chronicles 14:13 · KJV

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

2 Chronicles 15:2 · KJV

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 15:8 · KJV

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 15:10 · KJV

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

2 Chronicles 15:16 · KJV

And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

2 Chronicles 15:17 · KJV

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

2 Chronicles 15:19 · KJV

And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

2 Chronicles 16:1 · KJV

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H609 mean?

H609 is the Hebrew word אָסָא (ʼÂçâʼ), meaning Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.

How is H609 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it asa (54 times), between asa (2 times), nevertheless asa's (1 time), thing and asa (1 time).

How many times does H609 appear in the Bible?

אָסָא (ʼÂçâʼ) is tagged in 52 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H609 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain derivation.

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