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2 Kings 13:9
And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents the conclusion of Jehoahaz’s reign at the precise moment of his death and the immediate transfer of authority to his son. This chronicle entry addresses the reader by recording the official royal succession in Samaria.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יִּשְכַּ֤ב (va/i.yish.Kav) literally means "he lay down," serving as a technical idiom for death, while וַֽ/יִּקְבְּרֻ֖/הוּ (va/i.yik.be.Ru./hu) states "and they buried him." These verbs establish the standard royal death formula before noting the succession.
The thread — The identical succession formula appears in 2 Kings 10:35 where Jehu dies and Jehoahaz takes the throne, while 1 Kings 14:13 and 2 Kings 13:10 reinforce the pattern of royal burial and chronological dating for Israelite kings.
Why it lands — The text reports Jehoahaz's death and burial in Samaria before stating that his son Jehoash reigned in his place. It requires the reader to recognize the mechanical reality of dynastic transition and the reliability of the recorded royal chronicle.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 14:13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.
- 2 Kings 10:35 And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
- 2 Kings 13:13 And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
- 2 Kings 14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.