And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
- KJV And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
- NKJV So Joram rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
- NASB So Joram lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.
- NLT When Jehoram died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Ahaziah became the next king.
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Quick answer
Jehoram died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaziah succeeded him. The wicked reign ended and passed its corruption to the next generation.
Overview
Jehoram's death and burial in the City of David fulfill the dynastic continuity God preserved for David's sake. Yet his son Ahaziah would continue in the same evil, showing how unfaithfulness compounds across generations. The orderly succession contrasts with the violent upheaval soon to engulf both kingdoms under Jehu.
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- 2 Chr 25:23There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
- 2 Chr 21:17So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
- 2 Chr 22:6so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
- 2 Chr 21:1And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram 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 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 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 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.
- 1 Chr 3:11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
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