Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
- 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.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 25:23Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- 2 Chr 21:17and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the posessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives; so that there was no son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
- 2 Chr 22:6He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
- 2 Chr 21:1Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city, and Jehoram 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 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 11:43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chr 21:20He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed without being missed; and they buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.
- 1 Kgs 2:10David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.
- 1 Chr 3:11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
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