How many times is Asa mentioned in the Bible?
The word Asa appears 59 times in the King James Version, in 53 verses. Counting every form (Asa, Asa's), it appears 60 times in 54 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Asa 57 times (60 with every form).
Asa in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Asa counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Asa | 59 | 57 |
| Asa's | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 60 | 60 |
What the name Asa means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Asa as "physician; cure".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Asa most
Asa appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (29), then 1 Kings (26) and 1 Chronicles (2).
First and last mention of Asa
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
The verse that uses it most is 1 Kings 15:18, 2 times (tied with 1 Kings 15:22, 2 Chronicles 15:2, 2 Chronicles 15:16, 2 Chronicles 16:1, 2 Chronicles 16:10):
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
Common questions
How many times is Asa in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 58 of the 60 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Asa appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (29), then 1 Kings (26) and 1 Chronicles (2).
Where is Asa first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Kings 15:8: "And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead." The last is Matthew 1:8.
What does the name Asa mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Asa as "physician; cure".
More word counts: Jehu, Zedekiah, Mordecai, Laban, Josiah, Zadok, Rehoboam, Haman, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.