And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- KJV And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
- NKJV So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- NASB And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his place.
- NLT When Rehoboam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Abijah became the next king.
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Quick answer
Rehoboam dies, is buried in the City of David, and his son Abijah succeeds him. The Davidic line continues despite his flawed reign.
Overview
The customary death-and-burial formula closes Rehoboam's account, with Abijah taking the throne. Though Rehoboam's reign was marked by folly and apostasy, the dynasty God promised David endures. This unbroken succession preserves the line that leads to the true and faithful King, Jesus Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 13:1In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,
- Matt 1:7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
- 2 Chr 11:20After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 1 Chr 3:10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
- 1 Kgs 14:29–31As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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