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2 Chronicles 16:13
So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the conclusion of King Asa’s life at the forty-first year of his reign, immediately following the description of his severe foot disease. This statement functions as a formal death notice within the royal chronicle.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִם־אֲבֹתָיו (va-yishkav ‘im-‘avotav) literally means “and he lay down with his ancestors.” It appears alongside וַיָּמָת (va-yāmat), “and he died,” to formally mark the end of his earthly tenure.
The thread — This burial formula runs directly parallel to 1 Kings 15:24, which notes Asa resting with his fathers in the City of David before Jehoshaphat assumes the throne. The identical phrasing ties the Chronicler’s account to the earlier Deuteronomistic history.
Why it lands — The text states plainly that Asa’s life ended in physical death after he relied on physicians rather than seeking the LORD during his final illness. It requires the reader to confront the finality of his earthly end without adding spiritual justification for his choices.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
Cross-references
- 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.