Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem, because they didn’t bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
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Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem, because they didn’t bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
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And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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- 2 Chronicles 21:20 He 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.
- 2 Chronicles 24:25 When they had departed from him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died. They buried him in David’s city, but they didn’t bury him in the tombs of the kings.
- 1 Samuel 2:30 “Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.
- 2 Chronicles 26:23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” Jotham his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 33:20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
- Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- Isaiah 14:28 This burden was in the year that king Ahaz died.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, in Jerusalem.
Or, in Jerusalem.
They buried him not in the city of David, where were the sepulchers of the kings.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 28:27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and…
2Ch 28:27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
Ver. 27. And Ahaz slept with his fathers.] He died a natural death, though he was so detestable a miscreant. God putteth off the punishment of many wicked wretches till the other world.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. The kings of Israel] It is a…
Verse 27. The kings of Israel] It is a common thing for the writer of this book to put Israel for Judah. He still considers them as one people, because proceeding from one stock. The versions and MSS. have the same reading with the Hebrew; the matter is of little importance, and with this interpretation none can mistake.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Israel is put as comprising Juda. H. C. xx.…
Israel is put as comprising Juda. H. C. xx. 34., and xxiv. 16., &c. C.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 26, 27 (= 2Ki_16:19-20). The End of Ahaz
26, 27 (= 2Ki_16:19-20). The End of Ahaz
27. they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel] According to 2 Kin. Ahaz “was buried with his fathers.” It is not clear what distinction the Chronicler wishes to draw here, but cp. 2Ch_16:14; 2Ch_21:20; 2Ch_24:25; 2Ch_26:23. A wicked king is buried as a king “with his fathers,” yet as a wicked man he sleeps in some separate place of his own.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Slept with his fathers buried in the city, Jerusalem…
Slept with his fathers buried in the city, Jerusalem not brought into the sepulchres of the kings. Parallel (ver. 20), "slept with his fathers buried with his fathers in the city of David." See our notes on 2Ch_26:23; parallel, (2Ki_15:7) 2Ch_24:25; (parallel, 2Ki_12:21) 2Ch_21:20. (parallel, 2Ki_8:24)
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.