2 Kings 21:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְבְֹּ֥‪[c]‬ר אֹת֛וֹ בִּקְבֻרָת֖וֹ בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

wa-yiqbōr 'ōtô in-qĕburātô in-gan-'Uzzā' wa-yimlōk Yō'shîyāhû bĕnô taḥtāyw

Grammar Details

*wa-yiqbōr*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he was buried
*'ōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*qĕburātô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tomb
*gan*: masculine singular construct - garden of
*'Uzzā'*: proper noun - Uzza
*wa-yimlōk*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned
*Yō'shîyāhû*: proper noun - Josiah
*bĕnô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
*taḥtāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his place

Word Meanings

*yiqbōr*: he buried/he was buried/they buried
*qĕburātô*: his burial place/his tomb/his grave
*gan*: garden/orchard/park
*yimlōk*: he reigned/he ruled/he became king
*taḥtāyw*: in his place/instead of him/as his successor

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Referenced Verses

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.
Matt 1:10 : 10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
1 Kgs 13:5 : 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of Jehovah.

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20And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father.
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20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
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28Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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