Baasha [Bā'ashă]—boldness, offensive or he who lays waste. The son of Ahijah, of the tribe of Issachar who obtained the throne of Israel by usurpation. He conspired against Nadab the son of Jeroboam I, and slew all his heirs. Baasha died in his bed after reigning for twenty-four years, and his dynasty was extinguished two years after his death (1 Kings 15:27-16:13; 2 Chron. 16:1-6; Jer. 41:9).