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<p> '''Baasha''' (''Bâ'A-Shah'' ), ''Wickedness,'' or, as some suppose, ''In The Work.'' Son of Ahijah, of the tribe of Issachar. He was probably of mean origin. At the siege of Gibbethon, he conspired against Nadab, king of Israel, killed him and all his family, and possessed himself of the throne. He attempted to fortify Raman, with a view, it would seem, of preventing the access of the [[Israelites]] into Judah, &nbsp;1 Kings 15:17, but his design was frustrated by a [[Syrian]] invasion, instigated by Asa, king of Judah. Baasha's evil conduct provoked the denunciation of God's judgments upon his house, as predicted by Jehu the prophet. He reigned 24 years, 953-930 B. c, and was buried in Tirzah, his capital. &nbsp;1 Kings 15:16-22; &nbsp;1 Kings 16:1-7; &nbsp;1 Kings 21:22; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 16:1-6; &nbsp;Jeremiah 41:9. </p>

<p> '''''bā´a''''' -'''''sha''''' בּעשׁא , <i> '''''ba‛shā'''''' </i> , "boldness"): King of Israel. Baasha, son of Ahijah, and of common birth (&nbsp;1 Kings 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 &nbsp;Jeremiah 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 (&nbsp;1 Kings 15:16; &nbsp;1 Kings 16:1; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 16:1 ). The fate of his house is referred to in &nbsp;1 Kings 21:22; &nbsp;2 Kings 9:9 . Compare Asa; Elah; Zimri . </p>