KJV King James Version
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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2 Chronicles 28:27
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
WEB World English Bible
Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they didn’t bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
ASV American Standard Version
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city, in Jerusalem, but have not brought him in to the graves of the kings of Israel, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 28
24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
25 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers.
26 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downאָחָ֜זH271 · a.chazAhazעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֗יוH1 · avfatherוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּH6912 · qa.varto buryבָעִיר֙H5892 · irexcitementבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotהֱבִיאֻ֔הוּH935 · boto come (in): comeלְקִבְרֵ֖יH6913 · qe.vergraveמַלְכֵ֣יH4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּH2396 · chiz.qiy.yahHezekiahבְנ֖וֹH1121 · benson: childתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: under
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 21:20Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.2 Chronicles 24:25And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.2 Chronicles 26:23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which [belonged] to the kings; for they said, He [is] a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.2 Chronicles 33:20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.Isaiah 14:28In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
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