1 Kings 11:43
in 1 Kings 11And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
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ASV
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
KJV
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 1 Kings 11
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Solomon slept with his fathers,.... Died as they did: and was buried in the city of David his father; not in Bethlehem, but Zion, 1Ki 2:10. and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead; of whom more in the following chapter.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Slept - This expression is promiscuously used concerning good and bad; and signifies only, that they died as their fathers did. But did he repent before he died?
Shall Solomon fall, that was the beauty of Israel, and so great a blessing of his generation? Yes, it is too true, and the scripture is faithful in relating it, and repeating it, and referring to it long after, Neh. xiii. There was no king like Solomon who was beloved of his God, yet even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
(2.) His son followed him in the throne. Thus the graves are filling with the generations that go off, and houses are filling with those that are growing up. As the grave cries, "Give, give," so land is never lost for want of an heir.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Solomon slept with his fathers - He died in almost the flower of his age, and, it appears unregretted. His government was no blessing to Israel; and laid, by its exactions and oppressions, the foundation of that schism which was so fatal to the unhappy people of Israel and Judah, and was the most powerful procuring cause of the miseries which have fallen upon the Jewish people from that time until now. I. It may now be necessary to give a more distinct outline of the character of this king.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב | vaiyishkav | and he lay down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֔יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔ר | vaiyikaver | and he was buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בְּעִ֖יר | beir | in [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| דָּוִ֣ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אָבִ֑יו | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| רְחַבְעָ֥ם | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| בְּנ֖וֹ | beno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ ס | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בand he lay down
vaiyishkavH7901 →212 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתָ֔יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
וַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔רand he was buried
vaiyikaverH6912 →133 times
בְּעִ֖ירin [the] city of
beirH5892 →1090 times
דָּוִ֣דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אָבִ֑יוfather his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
רְחַבְעָ֥םRehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
בְּנ֖וֹson his
benoH1121 →4930 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 21:18And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 33:20
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 33:20
Through
1 Kings 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
it leads to
- Acts 2:29
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- Acts 13:36
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
- 1 Chronicles 29:28
He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 1:21
Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
- Acts 2:29
Through
2 Chronicles 26:23And 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…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 28:27
And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 28:27
Through
1 Kings 15:8And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:31
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 14:1
Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
- 1 Kings 14:31
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PersonDivided kingdomRehoboamSolomon's son whose refusal of the elders' counsel at Shechem — answering the people with scorpions — tore ten tribes from the hou…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.