1 Kings 11:43

1 Kings 11:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

Context of 1 Kings 11:43

41The rest of the events in Solomon’s reign, including all his deeds and his wisdom, are recorded in The Book of the Acts of Solomon. 42Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king.

1 Kings 11:43 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב שְׁלֹמֹה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔ר בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ רְחַבְעָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• 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 Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 1 Kings 11:43

• 1 Kings 1:21If you do not act, my son Solomon and I will be treated as criminals as soon as my lord the king has died.”
• 1 Kings 14:20Jeroboam reigned in Israel twenty-two years. When Jeroboam died, his son Nadab became the next king.
• 1 Kings 15:8When Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king.
• 1 Kings 16:6When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king.
• Deuteronomy 31:16The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them.
• 2 Kings 16:20When Ahaz died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king.
• 2 Kings 20:21Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became the next king.
• 2 Kings 21:18When Manasseh died, he was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon became the next king.
• 1 Kings 2:10Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
• 1 Kings 14:31When 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.
• 2 Chronicles 21:20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. No one was sorry when he died. They buried him in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery.
• 2 Chronicles 26:23When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors; his grave was in a nearby burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said, “He had leprosy.” And his son Jotham became the next king.
• 2 Chronicles 28:27When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the royal cemetery of the kings of Judah. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king.
• Jeremiah 22:19He will be buried like a dead donkey— dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!
• 1 Chronicles 3:10The descendants of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat,
• 2 Chronicles 9:31When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Solomon slept with his fathers - He died in almost the flower of his age, and, it appears unregretted. His government was no blessing to Israel; and laid, by its exactions and oppressions, the foundation of that schism which was so fatal to the unhappy people of Israel and Judah, and was the most powerful procuring cause of the miseries which have fallen upon the Jewish people from that time until now. I. It may now be necessary to give a more distinct…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-43Verses 41-43 Solomon's reign was as long as his father's, but his life was not so. Sin shortened his days. If the world, with all its advantages, could satisfy the soul, and afford real joy, Solomon would have found it so. But he was disappointed in all, and to warn us, has left this record of all earthly enjoyments, "Vanity and vexation of spirit." The New Testament declares that one greater than Solomon is come to reign over us, and to possess the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-43The brief summary of Solomon’s reign and death is similar to that of his father David (1 Kings 2:10–12). These summaries follow a typical pattern for the accounts of later kings. The Book of the Acts of Solomon was probably kept in a prophetic center or in palace and Temple archives. It provided information for the author of Kings but is now lost (compare 1 Kings 14:19, 29). Solomon ruled from 971 to 931 BC.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 11:43

• Israel
• Rehoboam

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

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