1 Kings 15:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב אֲבִיָּם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָסָ֥א בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ

Transliteration

And-yishkav ʾăviyyām with-ʾăvōtāyw and-yiqbәrû ʾōtô in-ʿîr dāwid and-yimlōk ʾāsāʾ bәnô taḥtāyw.

Grammar Details

*yishkav*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - lay down/slept/died
*ʾăviyyām*: proper name - Abijam
*ʾăvōtāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition ʿim- (with) - his fathers/ancestors
*yiqbәrû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - buried
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed preposition bә- (in) - city of
*dāwid*: proper name - David
*yimlōk*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - reigned/became king
*ʾāsāʾ*: proper name - Asa
*bәnô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his son
*taḥtāyw*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his place/instead of him

Word Meanings

*yishkav*: lay down/slept/died/rested with his ancestors
*ʾăvōtāyw*: his fathers/ancestors
*yiqbәrû*: they buried
*ʿîr*: city
*yimlōk*: reigned/became king/ruled
*bәnô*: his son
*taḥtāyw*: in his place/instead of him/as his successor

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 14:1 : 1 So 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 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 an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chr 3:9 : 9 These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
Matt 1:7-8 : 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
1 Kgs 14:1 : 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

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