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

24But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah the next king. 25The rest of the events in Amon’s reign and what he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Josiah became the next king.

2 Kings 21:26 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in his sepulchreקְבֻרָהqebûrâh qebûrâh · tombH6900
• in the gardenגַּןgan · Garden (of Uzza)H1588
• of Uzzaעֻזָּא‛ûzzâ' ‛ûzzâh · (Garden of) UzzaH5798
• and Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Kings 21:26

• 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 13:5At the same time a wide crack appeared in the altar, and the ashes poured out, just as the man of God had predicted in his message from the Lord.
• Matthew 1:10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh. Manasseh was the father of Amon. Amon was the father of 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