God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 28:27
27Ahaz lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in the city of Jerusalem because they didn’t put him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.
2 Chronicles 28:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Ahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem, for they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they did not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
Context of 2 Chronicles 28:27
25And in each city of Judah, he made places of worship to sacrifice to other gods. So he made the Lord God of his ancestors angry. 26Everything else about him—everything from beginning to end—is written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. Ahaz lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in the city of Jerusalem because they didn’t put him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 28:27 word by word
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב אָחָ֜ז עִם־אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּ בָעִיר֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הֱבִיאֻ֔הוּ לְקִבְרֵ֖י מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
- sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
- with his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and they buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
- him in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- but they broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- him not into the sepulchresקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
- of the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
- his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 28:27
- 2 Chronicles 21:20He was 32 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 8 years in Jerusalem. No one was sorry to see him die. He was buried in the City of David but not in the tombs of the kings.
- 2 Chronicles 26:23Uzziah lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried with them in a field containing tombs that belonged to the kings. People said, “He had a skin disease.” His son Jotham succeeded him as king.
- 2 Chronicles 33:20Manasseh lay down in death with his ancestors. They buried him in his own palace. His son Amon succeeded him as king.
- 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, the Lord God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father’s family would always live in my presence. “But now the Lord declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant.
- Proverbs 10:7The name of a righteous person remains blessed, but the names of wicked people will rot away.
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28
- 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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