2 Kings 16 · Verse 20

2 Kings 16:20

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 16:20, King James Version

2 Kings 16:20 in other translations

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

What does 2 Kings 16:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Was buried with his fathers in the city of David - But it is expressly declared, 2Chr 28:27, that he was not buried in the sepulchres of the kings of Israel; and this was undoubtedly intended as a mark of degradation. His reign was disastrous and impious; and it was disastrous because it was impious. He had been a scourge, not a blessing, to his people. He had not only made illegal alterations in the temple, and in the mode of worship prescribed by the true God, but he had polluted all the cities of Judah with idolatry, and brought ruin upon the nation. On the whole, a worse king than himself had not as yet sat on the Jewish throne; and yet he had many advantages: he had for counsellor one of the greatest men ever produced in the Jewish nation, Isaiah the prophet; and God condescended to interpose especially for him when grievously straitened by the kings of Israel and Syria, both of whom were cut off according to the prediction of this prophet. But he would not lay it to heart, and therefore the wrath of God fell heavily upon him, and upon the stiff-necked and rebellious people whom he governed. He had sufficient warning and was without excuse. He would sin, and therefore he must suffer.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 16:17-20

Ahaz put contempt upon the sabbath, and thus opened a wide inlet to all manner of sin. This he did for the king of Assyria. When those who have had a ready passage to the house of the Lord, turn it another way to please their neighbours, they are going down-hill apace to ruin.

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2 Kings 16:20 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
אָחָז֙'a.ChazAhazH271
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.Verand he was buriedH6912
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Irin [the] city ofH5892
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 16:20

  • Isaiah 1:1

    The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

  • Matthew 1:9

    And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

  • 2 Chronicles 28:27-29:1

    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. Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

  • Hosea 1:1

    The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

  • Micah 1:1

    The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:13

    Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

  • 2 Kings 21:18

    And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 18:1

    Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

  • 2 Kings 21:26

    And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3278. B.C. 726. buried.
21:18,26; 2Ch 28:27
Hezekiah.
18:1; 1Ch 3:13; 2Ch 29:1; Isa 1:1; Ho 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mt 1:9
Ezekias.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 16:19

    Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 2 Kings 16:20

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

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2 Kings 16:20 in other languages

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