Bible Strands
2 Kings 14:29
And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator closes the account of Jeroboam II’s reign over Israel immediately after summarizing his military campaigns in 2 Kings 14:28. The text records his death and the direct transfer of power to his son Zechariah.
The words — וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va/yish.kav) literally means "and he lay down," functioning as a biblical idiom for death. וַיִּמְלֹךְ (va/yim.lokh) means "and he became king," denoting the formal assumption of royal authority by Zechariah.
The thread — The succession narrative continues in 2 Kings 15:8, which specifies that Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king during the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah.
Why it lands — The text states a factual dynastic transition before any theological evaluation of the monarchs. It requires the reader to track the political continuity of Israel’s northern kingdom across consecutive regnal records.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.