AS KING OF JUDA fifth king of the house of David and third of the kingdom of Judah. Saul, David, and Solomon (965928) were the three kings of the United Kingdom of Israel, after which they separated into the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Nieto de Roboam and son of Abadiah, ruled 41 years, from 913 to 873 a. C. He died probably gangrene, for at that time sorcery was used more than medicine to treat this ailment. According to Hebrew writing should be pronounced rather Asa and not Asa , (which is the usual in the Hebrew and Aramaic language), as some bibliography says.