Asa

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Asa was a biblical king of Judah known for religious reforms and efforts to abolish idolatry in his kingdom.

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Label Occurrences
Asa canonical 12

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Judah ⓘ
biblical king ⓘ
human ⓘ
ally Ben-Hadad I of Aram-Damascus ⓘ
linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram
burialPlace City of David ⓘ
causeOfDeath disease in his feet ⓘ
child Jehoshaphat ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
country Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
criticizedBy prophet Hanani ⓘ
describedIn 1 Kings 15 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 14 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 15 ⓘ
linked to: 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 16 ⓘ
linked to: 2 Chronicles
dynasty House of David ⓘ
ethnicGroup Israelites ⓘ
evaluationInBible did what was right in the eyes of the Lord ⓘ
father Abijah ⓘ
Abijam ⓘ
kingdom Judah ⓘ
language Hebrew (cultural-linguistic context) ⓘ
mother Maacah ⓘ
notableAction commanded Judah to seek the Lord ⓘ
deposed his mother Maacah from being queen mother because of idolatry ⓘ
destroyed Maacah’s Asherah pole ⓘ
removed idols from the land ⓘ
removed male shrine prostitutes ⓘ
renewed the covenant to seek the Lord ⓘ
repaired the altar of the Lord ⓘ
notableBattle conflict with Baasha king of Israel ⓘ
war against Zerah the Ethiopian ⓘ
notableFor long reign of relative peace in Judah ⓘ
religious centralization in Jerusalem ⓘ
notableWork abolition of idolatry in Judah ⓘ
religious reforms in Judah ⓘ
positionHeld King of Judah ⓘ
praisedBy prophet Azariah son of Oded ⓘ
predecessor Abijah ⓘ
Abijam ⓘ
religion Yahwism ⓘ
spouse Azubah ⓘ
successor Jehoshaphat ⓘ
linked to: Asa of Judah
timePeriod Divided Monarchy of ancient Israel ⓘ
usedDiplomacyWith Ben-Hadad I of Aram-Damascus ⓘ
linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram

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