They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.
Parallel translations
- WEB They brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in David’s city.
- KJV And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
- NKJV Then they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.
- NASB Then they carried him on horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
- NLT They brought his body back to Jerusalem on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
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Amaziah's body was brought by horses to Jerusalem and buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
Overview
Despite his ignoble death, Amaziah received an honorable burial in the royal tombs of David's city. The note preserves the dignity of the Davidic line even amid the king's failures. It quietly affirms God's ongoing commitment to David's house, through which His covenant promise would continue toward Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 2 Kgs 9:28Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.
- 2 Kgs 12:21His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 8:24And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 11:43And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
- 2 Chr 33:20And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
- 2 Chr 21:20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
- 1 Kgs 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- 2 Chr 26:23And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings; for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
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Amid the long decline toward exile, the promise to David's house refuses to die; the flickering lamp kept burning anticipates the coming King who will not fail or be cut off.
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