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Asa

Pronounced AY-suh

boy

✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Asa appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Chronicles 15:17.

Meaning: "Healer; Physician"
Origin: Hebrew

Asa means "healer" or "physician" in Hebrew. He was the third king of Judah and one of its great reformers, removing idols, deposing his own grandmother for her idolatry, and leading the nation back to covenant faithfulness. When a massive Ethiopian army of one million soldiers invaded Judah, Asa prayed one of the most powerful battlefield prayers in Scripture: "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." God routed the Ethiopians completely. Asa's later years were marred by a failure to trust God — he allied with Syria instead of relying on the LORD, and when rebuked by a prophet, he imprisoned the prophet. When Asa became diseased in his feet, he sought physicians rather than the LORD. His story warns that a strong beginning doesn't guarantee a faithful ending.

Spiritual meaning

Asa's name — 'healer' — points to the divine healing he experienced when trusting God fully. His mixed legacy teaches that past faithfulness must be followed by present obedience — the race of faith must be finished well.

Related verses (KJV)

"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."
2 Chronicles 14:11 (KJV) →
"The heart of Asa was perfect all his days."
2 Chronicles 15:17 (KJV) →

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