And Jehu lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And his son Jehoahaz became king 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.
- 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.
- 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 Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria for seventeen years.
- 2 Kgs 13:7–8For he didn’t leave to Jehoahaz of the people any more than fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in threshing.
- 1 Kgs 2:10David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.
- 1 Kgs 14:20The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years, then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 14:31Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 1:21Otherwise it will happen, when my lord the king sleeps with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be considered criminals.”
- 2 Sam 7:12When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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