And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
- BSB And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
- 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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Quick answer
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.
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Cross-references · 7
- 2 Kgs 13:1In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
- 2 Kgs 13:7–8Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
- 1 Kgs 2:10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
- 1 Kgs 14:20And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Kgs 14:31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Kgs 1:21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
- 2 Sam 7:12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
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