2 Kings 15:38 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 15:38

And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.

BSB

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ASV

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

KJV

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The history of many of the kings of Israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murders were their successors. Zachariah, the last of the house of Jehu, reigned six months, and then was slain and succeeded by Shallum,

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב	vai.yish.Kav	and he lay down	H7901 →
יוֹתָם֙	yo.Tam	Jotham	H3147 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
אֲבֹתָ֔יו	'a.vo.Tav	ancestors his	H1 →
וַיִּקָּבֵר֙	vai.yi.ka.Ver	and he was buried	H6912 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
אֲבֹתָ֔יו	'a.vo.Tav	ancestors his	H1 →
בְּעִ֖יר	be.'Ir	in [the] city of	H5892 →
דָּוִ֣ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אָבִ֑יו	'a.Viv	ancestor his	H1 →
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ	vai.yim.Lokh	and he became king	H4427 →
אָחָ֥ז	'a.Chaz	Ahaz	H271 →
בְּנ֖וֹ	be.No	son his	H1121 →
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ	tach.Tav	in place of him	H8478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 1:2
So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him…
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 4:11
  Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
- Genesis 16:5
  Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me…
- Micah 7:5
  Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- 1 Samuel 16:21–22
  When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
- Deuteronomy 10:8
  At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in…
Through
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.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 12:16
  And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
Through
1 Kings 14:20
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
leads to
- 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Chronicles 28:1
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 3:13
  Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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