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2 Chronicles 32:33
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the conclusion of King Hezekiah’s reign, addressing the community of Judah and Jerusalem at the moment of royal succession. The narrative shifts from the king’s life to the formal transition of power to his son.
The words — וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va.yishkab) literally means “and he lay down,” a standard Hebrew idiom for death, while בְּמַעֲלֵה קִבְרֵי (be.ma‘aleh kivrei) specifies the location as “at the ascent of the graves” of David’s descendants.
The thread — The public mourning and honor paid by the nation correspond to the royal death accounts in Numbers 20:29 and Genesis 50:10, while the enduring reputation of the righteous ruler reflects the principle stated in Proverbs 10:7.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the documented burial site and the formal, collective acknowledgment of Hezekiah’s reign by Judah and Jerusalem. It establishes the historical mechanism of succession to Manasseh without attaching interpretive commentary to the events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- Genesis 50:10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- Numbers 20:29 When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
- Deuteronomy 34:8 The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
- 1 Samuel 2:30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
- 1 Samuel 25:1 When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
- 1 Kings 1:21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
- 1 Kings 2:10 Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.