KJV King James Version
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
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1 Kings 15:8
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
WEB World English Bible
Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his place.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Abijam lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 15
5 Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
11 And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downאֲבִיָּם֙H38 · a.viy.yamAbijamעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֔יוH1 · avfatherוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּH6912 · qa.varto buryאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]בְּעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignאָסָ֥אH609 · a.saAsaבְנ֖וֹH1121 · benson: childתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: under
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 14:1So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.1 Kings 14:31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.1 Kings 14:1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.1 Chronicles 3:9[These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.Matthew 1:7-8And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
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