| Baasha - bāŽa-sha International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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| בּעשׁא,
ba‛shā',
“boldness”): King of Israel. Baasha, son of Ahijah, and of common birth
(1Ki_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
Jer_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 (1Ki_15:16;
1Ki_16:1;
2Ch_16:1).
The fate of his house is referred to in
1Ki_21:22;
2Ki_9:9. Compare
ASA; ELAH; ZIMRI.
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Taken from: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr, M.A., D.D., General Editor |
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