Person
Baasha
Mentioned in 26 verses across 4 books, first in 1 Kings 15:16. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
The first 10 of 26 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 15:16
Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
- 1 Kings 15:19
“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
- 1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 15:22
Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.
- 1 Kings 15:27
Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
- 1 Kings 15:28
In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:32
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
- 1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
- 1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying:
Events
Events the dataset lists Baasha as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. 953 BCReign of Baasha
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty ([1 Kings 15](/1kgs#1Kgs.15); [16](/1kgs#1Kgs.16); 2 Chr. 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).