KJV King James Version
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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2 Kings 15:38
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
WEB World English Bible
Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jotham lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David his father, and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 15
35 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.
36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
37 In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downיוֹתָם֙H3147 · yo.tamJothamעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֔יוH1 · avfatherוַיִּקָּבֵר֙H6912 · qa.varto buryעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֔יוH1 · avfatherבְּעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִ֣דH1732 · da.vidDavidאָבִ֑יוH1 · avfatherוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignאָחָ֥זH271 · a.chazAhazבְּנ֖וֹH1121 · benson: childתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: under
Cross-references
1 Kings 14:20And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.1 Kings 1:2Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.2 Samuel 7:12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.2 Kings 16:1In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.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.Matthew 1:9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;2 Chronicles 28:1Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:1 Chronicles 3:13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
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