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1 Kings 14:31
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative closes Rehoboam's reign immediately after noting the ongoing war with Jeroboam. It records his death, burial, and the immediate accession of his son Abijam.
The words — The Hebrew וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va.yishkav) literally means "he lay down," and וַיִּקָּבֵר (va.yiqaḇer) means "he was buried," both followed by עִם אֲבֹתָיו (im avotav) to indicate interment with his predecessors.
The thread — This burial and succession formula repeats for Solomon in 1 Kings 11:43 and for Rehoboam in 2 Chronicles 12:16, while Matthew 1:7 preserves Rehoboam and Abijah in a genealogical record.
Why it lands — The text states that royal authority transferred to Abijam and that Rehoboam was interred in the City of David alongside his ancestors. It requires the reader to observe the documented continuity of Judah's monarchy despite the northern kingdom's political separation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 12:16 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
- Matthew 1:7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
- 1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 14:20 And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:3 And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
- 1 Kings 15:24 And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 22:50 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 3:10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,