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1 Kings 14:31
31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. And Abijam his son reigned in his place.
1 Kings 14:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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.
- New International Version (NIV)And Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. Then Abijam his son reigned in his place.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. Then his son Abijam became the next king.
Context of 1 Kings 14:31
29Now 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? 30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. And Abijam his son reigned in his place.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב רְחַבְעָ֜ם עִם־אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר עִם־אֲבֹתָיו֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔ד וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ נַעֲמָ֖ה הָעַמֹּנִ֑ית וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲבִיָּ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ 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 his mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- Naamahנַעֲמָהna‛ămâh · NaamahH5279
- an Ammonitessעַמּוֹנִית‛ammônîyth · AmmonitessH5985
- And Abijamאֲבִיָּם'ăbîyâm · AbijamH38
- his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:31
- 1 Kings 14:20And the time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years. And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 11:43And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:3And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.
- 1 Kings 22:50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 12:16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 14:21Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.
- 1 Kings 13:20And as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back.
- 1 Kings 1:7He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.
- 1 Chronicles 3:10The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
- Matthew 1:7and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,
Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Naamah an Ammonitess - He was born of a heathen mother, and begotten of an apostate father. From such an impure fountain could sweet water possibly spring? Abijam his son reigned in his stead - Though righteousness cannot be propagated, because it is supernatural, yet unrighteousness may, for that is a genuine offspring of nature. Abijam was the wicked son of an apostate father and heathenish mother. Grace may be grafted on a crab stock; but let none do…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Slept with his fathers and was buried - Compare 1 Kings 11:43. The expression is a sort of formula, and is used with respect to all the kings of Judah, except two or three. The writer probably regards the fact, which he records so carefully, as a continuation of God‘s mercy to David. His mother‘s name - The mention of the queen-mother so regularly in the account of the kings of Judah is thought to indicate that she had an important position in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Here is no good said of Rehoboam, and much said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The abounding of the worst crimes, of the worst of the heathen, in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen for his temple and his worship, shows that nothing can mend the hearts of fallen men but the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit. On this alone may we depend; for this let us daily pray, in behalf of ourselves and all around us. The splendour of their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-31The final report about Rehoboam's rule mentions his ongoing conflict with Jeroboam.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 14
- 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
- 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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