2 Chronicles 21:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהוֹרָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

And wayyiškav Yĕhôšāp̄āṭ with-ʾăḇōṯāyw and wayyiqqāḇēr with-ʾăḇōṯāyw in-ʿîr Dāwîd and wayyimlōḵ Yĕhôrām bĕnô under-him.

Grammar Details

*wayyiškav*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - lay down/slept [died]
*Yĕhôšāp̄āṭ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jehoshaphat
*ʾăḇōṯāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his fathers/ancestors
*wayyiqqāḇēr*: waw-consecutive niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, passive - was buried
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular construct - city of
*Dāwîd*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
*wayyimlōḵ*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he became king/reigned
*Yĕhôrām*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jehoram
*bĕnô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his son

Word Meanings

*wayyiškav*: lay down/slept/died [euphemism for death]
*ʾăḇōṯāyw*: his fathers/ancestors/forefathers
*wayyiqqāḇēr*: was buried/was entombed
*ʿîr*: city/town
*wayyimlōḵ*: became king/reigned as king/ruled

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 22:50 : 50 And 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 8:16-17 : 16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. 17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
2 Chr 9:31 : 31 And 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 12:16 : 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 21:20 : 20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

1 Kgs 22:50-51
2 verses
96%
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.
51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
2 Kgs 8:24
87%
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.
1 Kgs 15:24
85%
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.
2 Kgs 14:16
83%
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 10:35
82%
35And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 13:9
82%
9And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 27:9
80%
9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 22:40-41
2 verses
80%
40So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
2 Kgs 13:13
80%
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 24:6
80%
6So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 15:38
79%
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.
2 Kgs 15:7
79%
7So 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 Chr 12:16
79%
16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 9:31
78%
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.
1 Kgs 11:43
78%
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 Kgs 8:16-17
2 verses
77%
16And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
1 Kgs 15:8
77%
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
76%
26And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 20:21
76%
21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 16:28
76%
28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 17:1
76%
1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Kgs 14:29
76%
29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 1:17
75%
17So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
2 Chr 28:27
75%
27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 26:23
75%
23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kgs 16:20
75%
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 14:1
75%
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 2:10
75%
10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
2 Chr 24:16
74%
16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
2 Kgs 23:30
74%
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2 Kgs 12:21
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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.
1 Kgs 22:37
74%
37So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
2 Kgs 9:28
74%
28And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
2 Chr 22:9
74%
9And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him,(for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
2 Chr 35:24
73%
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 Chr 16:13
73%
13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
2 Chr 33:20
73%
20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 22:1
73%
1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
2 Kgs 3:1
72%
1Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 Chr 21:4-5
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72%
4Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
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2 Kgs 21:18
72%
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 14:22
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1 Kgs 14:31
72%
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1 Chr 3:11
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2 Chr 21:2
72%
2And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
2 Chr 20:31
72%
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