Bible Strands
2 Kings 14:20
They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the aftermath of Amaziah’s assassination at Lachish, noting that his body was returned to Jerusalem for burial immediately before his son Azariah assumes the throne.
The words — וַ/יִּקָּבֵ֧ר (va/i.yi.ka.Ver) conveys the passive act of burial, while עִם\־ אֲבֹתָ֖י/ו ('im- 'a.vo.Ta/v) literally states "with his ancestors," marking the established royal interment practice.
The thread — This burial formula appears in 2 Kings 9:28, 1 Kings 2:10, and 1 Kings 11:43, where deposed or deceased monarchs are laid in the City of David alongside their predecessors.
Why it lands — The text documents the physical repatriation of a killed king to the ancestral tomb, requiring the reader to observe the procedural continuity of royal succession despite the surrounding conspiracy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 9:28 Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.
- 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 Kings 8:24 And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 12:21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah 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.
- 2 Chronicles 26:23 And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 33:20 And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.