1 Kings 15:8
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 15:8 in other translations
| BSB | And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place. |
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| WEB | Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. |
| ASV | And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. |
| YLT | and Abijam lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead. |
| DARBY | And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead. |
| BBE | Then Abijam went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David: and Asa his son became king in his place. |
| Webster | And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. |
What does 1 Kings 15:8 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 15:1-8
Abijam's heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he wanted sincerity; he began well, but he fell off, and walked in all the sins of his father, following his bad example, though he had seen the bad consequences of it. David's family was continued as a lamp in Jerusalem, to maintain the true worship of God there, when the light of Divine truth was extinguished in all other places. The Lord has still taken care…
1 Kings 15:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 15:8
- 2 Chronicles 14:1
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
- 1 Kings 14:31
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 3:9
These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
- Matthew 1:7-8
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
- 1 Kings 14:1
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
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Context
- 1 Kings 15:7
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
- 1 Kings 15:8
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Kings 15:9
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
1 Kings 15:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y durmió Abiam con sus padres, y sepultáronlo en la ciudad de David: y reinó Asa su hijo en su lugar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abijam s’endormit avec ses pères, et on l’enterra dans la ville de David; et Asa, son fils, régna à sa place. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abijam legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und Asa, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dormivit Abiam cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David, regnavitque Asa filius ejus pro eo. |