His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in David’s city.
Parallel translations
- KJV And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
- BSB Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.
- NKJV And his servants carried him in the chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the City of David.
- NASB Then his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his grave with his fathers in the city of David.
- NLT His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David.
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Ahaziah's servants carried him to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in the City of David. Even in judgment he received a royal burial in Judah.
Overview
Unlike the dishonored corpses of Ahab's house, Ahaziah is buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, reflecting his standing as a descendant of David. The detail quietly affirms the dignity God still preserved for David's line. It foreshadows that, despite this dark hour, the Davidic promise leading to Christ would endure.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 2 Chr 35:24So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
- 2 Kgs 23:30His servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
- 2 Kgs 23:20He killed all the priests of the high places that were there, on the altars, and burned men’s bones on them; and he returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chr 25:28They brought him on horses, and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 12:21For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 14:19–20They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.
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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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