2 Chronicles 12 · Verse 16

2 Chronicles 12:16

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 12:16, King James Version

2 Chronicles 12:16 in other translations

BSBAnd Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
WEBRehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
YLTand Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David, and reign doth Abijah his son in his stead.
DARBYAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd Rehoboam went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David; and Abijah his son became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Chronicles 12:16 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Abijah his son - Concerning the many varieties in this king's name, see the note on 1Kgs 14:31.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 12:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
רְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.Verand he was buriedH6912
בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Irin [the] city ofH5892
דָּוִ֑ידda.VidDavidH1732
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
אֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahAbijahH29
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 12:16

  • 1 Chronicles 3:10

    And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

  • 2 Chronicles 13:1

    Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:20

    And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

  • 1 Kings 14:29-31

    Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, 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 Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 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.

  • Matthew 1:7

    And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
slept.
1Ki 14:29-31
Abijah.
13:1; 1Ki 14:31
Abijam.
1Ch 3:10; Mt 1:7
Abia.

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 12:15

    Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:16

    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Chronicles 12:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y durmió Roboam con sus padres, y fué sepultado en la ciudad de David: y reinó en su lugar Abías su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Roboam s’endormit avec ses pères, et il fut enterré dans la ville de David; et Abija, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Rehabeam legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und er wurde begraben in der Stadt Davids. Und Abija, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dormivit Roboam cum patribus suis, sepultusque est in civitate David: et regnavit Abia filius ejus pro eo.