Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 12:16
16Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king in his place.
2 Chronicles 12:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
- New International Version (NIV)Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then Abijah his son reigned in his place.
Context of 2 Chronicles 12:16
14Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the Lord. 15The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Events of the Prophet Shemaiah and of the Seer Iddo concerning genealogies. There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their reigns. Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king in his place.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 12:16 word by word
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב רְחַבְעָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲבִיָּ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
- sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
- with his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and Abijahאֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
- his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:16
- 1 Kings 14:29The rest of the events of Rehoboam’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.
- 2 Chronicles 13:1In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah,
- 1 Kings 14:31Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. His son Abijam became king in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 3:10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam; his son was Abijah, his son Asa, his son Jehoshaphat,
- Matthew 1:7Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asa,
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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