2 Kings 20:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

wə-yiškaḇ Ḥizqîyāhû with-ʾăbōtāyw, wə-yimlōḵ Mənaššeh bənô taḥtāyw.

Grammar Details

*wə*-: conjunction - and
*yiškaḇ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he slept/rested
*Ḥizqîyāhû*: proper name - Hezekiah
*ʾăbōtāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fathers
*yimlōḵ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*Mənaššeh*: proper name - Manasseh
*bənô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
*taḥtāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his place

Word Meanings

*yiškaḇ* with-*ʾăbōtāyw*: slept with his fathers/died/was buried with his ancestors
*yimlōḵ*: reigned/became king/ruled

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 32:33 : 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
1 Kgs 11:43 : 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 14:31 : 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 21:1 : 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hephzibah.
2 Kgs 21:18 : 18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 26:23 : 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Chr 32:32-33
2 verses
87%
32Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 16:19-20
2 verses
86%
19Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
20And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 28:26-27
2 verses
83%
26Now the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27And 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.
2 Chr 33:20
83%
20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 21:17-18
2 verses
82%
17Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 15:21-22
2 verses
79%
21Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
22And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 24:6
79%
6So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chr 3:13
79%
13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
1 Kgs 15:24
78%
24And 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.
1 Kgs 22:40
77%
40So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 21:1
76%
1And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 27:9
76%
9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 15:38
76%
38And 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.
1 Kgs 22:50
75%
50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 8:24
75%
24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 21:1-2
2 verses
74%
1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hephzibah.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Kgs 15:7
74%
7And Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 20:20
74%
20Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
1 Kgs 15:8
74%
8And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 21:26
74%
26And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
Matt 1:10
74%
10and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
2 Kgs 13:9
73%
9And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 26:23
73%
23So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 11:43
73%
43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 12:16
73%
16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 14:16
73%
16And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 21:20-21
2 verses
73%
20And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
2 Chr 9:31
73%
31And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 16:13
72%
13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
2 Kgs 18:1
72%
1Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
2 Chr 33:1
72%
1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.
2 Kgs 14:22
72%
22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Kgs 14:29
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29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 10:35
71%
35And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 20:1
71%
1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
2 Chr 14:1
71%
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 Kgs 16:28
71%
28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 29:2
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2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
2 Kgs 13:13
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13And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
2 Kgs 13:24
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24And Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 26:2
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2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
1 Kgs 2:10
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10And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
2 Kgs 12:21
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21For Jozacar 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.