Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 21:1
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the conclusion of Jehoshaphat’s reign and the immediate transfer of authority to his son Jehoram.
The words — וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va/i.yish.Kav) = "and he lay down" and וַ/יִּקָּבֵ֥ר (va/i.yi.ka.Ver) = "and he was buried" state the physical end of life and the formal interment alongside his ancestors.
The thread — This succession pattern appears in 1 Kings 22:50, 2 Kings 8:16, and 2 Chronicles 9:31 to mark royal transitions.
Why it lands — The text states the factual burial location and dynastic succession before establishing the expectation that royal authority passes directly to the designated heir.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 2 Kings 8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 9:31 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 21:20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.