KJV King James Version
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
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1 Kings 15:24
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
WEB World English Bible
Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
ASV American Standard Version
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Asa lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 15
21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downאָסָא֙H609 · a.saAsaעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֔יוH1 · avfatherוַיִּקָּבֵר֙H6912 · qa.varto buryעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֔יוH1 · avfatherבְּעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִ֣דH1732 · da.vidDavidאָבִ֑יוH1 · avfatherוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphatבְּנ֖וֹH1121 · benson: childתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: under
Cross-references
Matthew 1:8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;1 Kings 22:41-43And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.2 Chronicles 17:1-9And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
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