2 Chronicles 9 · Verse 31

2 Chronicles 9:31

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 9:31, King James Version

2 Chronicles 9:31 in other translations

BSBAnd Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
WEBSolomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
YLTand Solomon lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David his father, and reign doth Rehoboam his son in his stead.
DARBYAnd Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father; and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Chronicles 9:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:13-31

The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon…

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2 Chronicles 9:31 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
שְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohSolomonH8010
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huand people buried himH6912
בְּעִ֖ירbe.'Irin [the] city ofH5892
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
רְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:31

  • 1 Kings 2:10

    So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  • 2 Samuel 7:12

    And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Kings 1:21

    Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3029. B.C. 975. slept.
2Sa 7:12; 1Ki 1:21; 2:10

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 9:30

    And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:31

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

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2 Chronicles 9:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y durmió Salomón con sus padres, y sepultáronlo en la ciudad de David su padre: y reinó en su lugar Roboam su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Salomon s’endormit avec ses pères; et on l’enterra dans la ville de David, son père; et Roboam, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Salomo legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt seines Vaters David. Und Rehabeam, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dormivitque cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David: regnavitque Roboam filius ejus pro eo.