2 Chronicles 28:27
in 2 Chronicles 28And 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 place.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem; for they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
KJV
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseNever surely had a man greater opportunity of doing well than Ahaz had, finding things in a good posture, the kingdom rich and strong and religion established; and yet here we have him in these few verses, 1. Wretchedly corrupted and debauched. He had had a good education given him and a good example set him: but parents cannot give grace to their children.
This site's exposition
the book of the kings of Judah and Israel
on 2 Chronicles 28:26-27
The regnal formula points to the book of the kings of Judah and Israel and closes the reign the way Chronicles closes every reign, with burial. Ahaz is buried in the city of Jerusalem but not among the sepulchres of the kings, a refusal Chronicles reserves for its worst kings, and Hezekiah his son reigns in his stead. The son who reopens the temple doors his father shut begins his own reign in the very next chapter.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
For aught that appears, he died impenitent, and therefore died inglorious; for he was not buried in the sepulchres of the kings. Justly was he thought unworthy to be laid among them who was so unlike them--to be buried with kings who had used his kingly power for the destruction of the church and not for its protection or edification.
A rage - An unbounded rage, which cries to God for vengeance, against such bloody men. To keep under - It ill becomes sinners to be cruel. Shew mercy to them, for you are undone, unless God shew you mercy.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The kings of Israel - It is a common thing for the writer of this book to put Israel for Judah. He still considers them as one people, because proceeding from one stock. The versions and MSS. have the same reading with the Hebrew; the matter is of little importance, and with this interpretation none can mistake.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב | vaiyishkav | and he lay down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| אָחָ֜ז | ʾachaz | Ahaz | H271 → | 42 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֗יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּ | vaiyikberuhu | and people buried him | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בָעִיר֙ | vair | in the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֱבִיאֻ֔הוּ | heviuhu | they brought him | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לְקִבְרֵ֖י | lekivrei | to [the] graves of | H6913 → | 67 times |
| מַלְכֵ֣י | malkhei | [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| בְנ֖וֹ | veno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בand he lay down
vaiyishkavH7901 →212 times
אָחָ֜זAhaz
ʾachazH271 →42 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתָ֗יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֤הוּand people buried him
vaiyikberuhuH6912 →133 times
בָעִיר֙in the city
vairH5892 →1090 times
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
כִּ֚יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
הֱבִיאֻ֔הוּthey brought him
heviuhuH935 →2568 times
לְקִבְרֵ֖יto [the] graves of
lekivreiH6913 →67 times
מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of
malkheiH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הֽוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
בְנ֖וֹson his
venoH1121 →4930 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin 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
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
it leads to
- Psalms 112:6
Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Luke 1:48
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Mark 14:9
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Psalms 109:13
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16
And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
- Psalms 112:6
Through
2 Chronicles 21:20Jehoram 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 22:18
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas,…
- Jeremiah 22:28
Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
- 2 Chronicles 24:25
And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his…
- Jeremiah 22:18
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.