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.
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- WEB Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 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.
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- 2 Chr 25:23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- 2 Chr 21:17And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
- 2 Chr 22:6And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
- 2 Chr 21:1Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram 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 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 11:43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Chr 21:20Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
- 1 Kgs 2:10So David slept 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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