2 Chronicles 9:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב שְׁלֹמֹה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּ בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ רְחַבְעָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ

Transliteration

And-wayyiškab šəlōmōh with-ʾăbōtāyw and-wayyiqbərûhû in-ʿîr dāwîd ʾābîw and-wayyimlōk rəḥabəʿām bənô taḥtāyw

Grammar Details

*wayyiškab*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he lay down/slept
*šəlōmōh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon
*ʿim*: preposition - with
*ʾăbōtāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fathers
*wayyiqbərûhû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they buried him
*bə*: preposition - in
*ʿîr*: construct state, feminine singular - city of
*dāwîd*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
*ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father
*wayyimlōk*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned
*rəḥabəʿām*: proper noun, masculine singular - Rehoboam
*bənô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
*taḥtāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - under him/in his place

Word Meanings

*wayyiškab*: and he lay down/slept/died (euphemism for death)
*ʾăbōtāyw*: his fathers/ancestors/forefathers
*wayyiqbərûhû*: and they buried him/entombed him
*ʿîr*: city/town
*wayyimlōk*: and he reigned/ruled/was king
*taḥtāyw*: in his place/instead of him/under him

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
2 Sam 7:12 : 12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Kgs 1:21 : 21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Kgs 11:40-43
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40Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
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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
87%
16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 14:31
82%
31And 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.
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1 Chr 29:28
79%
28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 2:10
78%
10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
2 Chr 21:1
78%
1Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 15:8
77%
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1 Kgs 15:24
77%
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1 Kgs 22:50
77%
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 Chr 14:1
76%
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2 Kgs 8:24
75%
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2 Kgs 24:6
74%
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1 Chr 23:1
74%
1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 Chr 29:23-24
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74%
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2 Kgs 14:29
74%
29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 22:40
73%
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1 Kgs 16:28
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2 Kgs 20:21
73%
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2 Kgs 14:16
73%
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1 Kgs 2:12
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2 Chr 1:13
72%
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72%
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2 Chr 27:9
72%
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1 Kgs 1:46
72%
46And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
1 Kgs 14:20
72%
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2 Kgs 13:13
72%
13And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
2 Chr 16:13
72%
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2 Kgs 13:9
72%
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2 Chr 1:8
72%
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1 Kgs 22:37
72%
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2 Kgs 10:35
72%
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2 Chr 28:27
71%
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2 Chr 33:20
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1 Kgs 4:1
71%
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2 Chr 11:17
71%
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2 Chr 10:6
71%
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1 Kgs 1:21
71%
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2 Kgs 16:20
70%
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2 Chr 10:17
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2 Kgs 15:38
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1 Kgs 11:6
70%
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