2 Chronicles 12:16

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

14And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah. 15And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:16 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב רְחַבְעָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲבִיָּ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

• Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• Abijahאֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:16

• 1 Kings 14:29And the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
• 2 Chronicles 13:1In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
• 1 Kings 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 Chronicles 3:10And Solomon's son was Rehoboam; Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
• Matthew 1:7and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Abijah his son - Concerning the many varieties in this king's name, see the note on 1 Kings 14:31.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:16

• Abijam
• Rehoboam

In the dictionaries

• Abijah
• David
• Rehoboam
• City of David

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