Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
- KJV So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
- NKJV So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.
- NASB So Abijah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.
- NLT When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years.
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Quick answer
Abijah dies and his son Asa succeeds him, beginning a decade of peace. The rest signals God's favor on the throne of David.
Overview
Abijah is buried in Jerusalem and Asa, one of Judah's notable godly kings, begins his long reign. The ten quiet years frame what follows: peace as an opportunity to seek God and strengthen the land. The Chronicler often links rest with covenant faithfulness, anticipating the deeper rest that Christ gives to His people.
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- 1 Kgs 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- 2 Chr 9:31And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 15:8–24And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 14:31And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
- 1 Chr 3:10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
- Matt 1:7–8Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
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