2 Kings 15:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So 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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עֲזַרְיָה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

Wayyishkav 'Ăzaryāh with-'ăvōthāyw wayyiqbərū 'ōthō with-'ăvōthāyw in ʿīr Dāwid wayyimlōkh Yōthām bənō taḥtāyw.

Grammar Details

*wayyishkav*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he slept/lay down
*'Ăzaryāh*: proper name - Azariah
*'ăvōthāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fathers/ancestors
*wayyiqbərū*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd common plural - and they buried
*'ōthō*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*ʿīr*: feminine singular construct - city of
*Dāwid*: proper name - David
*wayyimlōkh*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned/became king
*Yōthām*: proper name - Jotham
*bənō*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
*taḥtāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his place

Word Meanings

*wayyishkav* with-*'ăvōthāyw*: slept with his fathers/died and joined his ancestors
*ʿīr* *Dāwid*: City of David/David's city (Jerusalem)

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 26:23 : 23 So 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.
Isa 6:1 : 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

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