And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
- KJV And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
- NKJV So Jehu rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
- NASB And Jehu lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And his son Jehoahaz became king in his place.
- NLT When Jehu died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king.
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Jehu dies, is buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz succeeds him. God's promise of a continuing dynasty begins to unfold.
Overview
Jehu 'slept with his fathers,' a peaceful death and orderly succession. His son Jehoahaz inherits the throne, the first of the promised four generations. The smooth transition shows God keeping His word, even as it reminds us that every king must die and yield to another, unlike the risen Christ who lives forever.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 2 Kgs 13:1In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
- 2 Kgs 13:7–8Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.
- 1 Kgs 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- 1 Kgs 14:20And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab 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 Kgs 1:21Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
- 2 Sam 7:12And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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