KJV King James Version
And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
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2 Kings 9:28
And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.
WEB World English Bible
His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.
ASV American Standard Version
And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and his servants carry him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and bury him in his burying-place, with his fathers, in the city of David.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 9
25 Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up, [and] cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take [and] cast him into the plat [of ground], according to the word of the LORD.
27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw [this], he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. [And they did so] at the going up to Gur, which [is] by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard [of it]; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, [Had] Zimri peace, who slew his master?
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וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּH7392 · ra.khavto rideאֹת֛וֹH853 · et[Obj.]עֲבָדָ֖יוH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveיְרוּשָׁלְָ֑מָהH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּH6912 · qa.varto buryאֹת֧וֹH853 · et[Obj.]בִקְבֻרָת֛וֹH6900 · qe.vu.rahtombעִם־H5973 · imwithאֲבֹתָ֖יוH1 · avfatherבְּעִ֥ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִֽד׃ פH1732 · da.vidDavid
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 35:24His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in [one of] the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.2 Kings 23:30And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.2 Kings 12:21For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.2 Chronicles 25:28And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.2 Kings 23:20And he slew all the priests of the high places that [were] there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.2 Kings 14:19-20Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
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