2 Kings 21:26

2 Kings 21:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place.

Context of 2 Kings 21:26

24Then the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place. 25Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? He was buried in his grave in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah became king in his place.

2 Kings 21:26 word by word

וַיִּקְבְֹּ֥ר אֹת֛וֹ בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

• He was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in his graveקְבֻרָהqebûrâh qebûrâh · tombH6900
• in the gardenגַּןgan · Garden (of Uzza)H1588
• of Uzzaעֻזָּא‛ûzzâ' ‛ûzzâh · (Garden of) UzzaH5798
• and his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• becameמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• inתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478

Cross-references for 2 Kings 21:26

• 2 Kings 21:18And Manasseh lay down with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza, and his son Amon became king in his place.
• 1 Kings 13:5The altar also was torn to pieces and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accordance with the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.
• Matthew 1:10Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amon, and Amon fathered Josiah.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 21:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The garden of Uzza - The family sepulcher or burying-place. It is said 2 Kings 21:3, 2 Kings 21:7, that "Manasseh made a grove; and he set a graven image of the grove," etc. עשה אשר האשרה פסל את וישם vaiyasem eth pesel haasherah, asher asah : "And he put the graven image of Asherah, which he had made," into the house. Asherah, which we translate grove, is undoubtedly the name of an idol; and probably of one which was carved out of wood. R. S. Jarchi, on…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 Amon profaned God's house with his idols; and God suffered his house to be polluted with his blood. How unrighteous soever they were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done. Now was a happy change from one of the worst, to one of the best of the kings of Judah. Once more Judah was tried with a reformation. Whether the Lord bears long with presumptuous offenders, or speedily cuts them off in their sins, all must perish who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Like his father Manasseh (2 Kings 21:17), Amon was not buried in the royal tombs. He was buried in the garden of Uzza instead.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 21:26

• Amon
• Burial
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Josiah
• Uzza

In the dictionaries

• Josiah
• Amon
• Gardens
• Kings, The Books of
• Prey
• Tombs
• Uzza
• Wipe
• Garden
• Garden, the King's

Commentaries on 2 Kings 21

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings