2 Kings 24 · Verse 6

2 Kings 24:6

So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 24:6, King James Version

2 Kings 24:6 in other translations

BSBAnd Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
WEBSo Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
ASVSo Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd Jehoiakim lieth with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigneth in his stead.
DARBYAnd Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
BBESo Jehoiakim went to rest with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.
WebsterSo Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Kings 24:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Jehoiakim slept with his fathers--This phraseology can mean nothing more than that he died; for he was not buried with his royal ancestors; and whether he fell in battle, or his body was subjected to posthumous insults, he was, according to the prediction (Jr 22:19), not honored with the rites of sepulture (Jr 36:30). Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead--The very brief reign of this prince, which lasted only three months, during which he was a humble vassal of the Assyrians, is scarcely deserving to be taken into account, and therefore is in no way contradictory to the prophetic menace denounced against his father (Jr 36:30).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Jehoiachin his son - As this man reigned only three months and was a mere vassal to the Babylonians, his reign is scarcely to be reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah says of Jehoiakim, He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David, Jer 36:30, for at that time it belonged to the king of Babylon, and Jehoiachin was a mere viceroy or governor. Jehoiachin is called Jechonias in Mat 1:11.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 24:1-7

If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nations have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them. Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance…

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2 Kings 24:6 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.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
יְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
יְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinJehoiachinH3078
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃tach.Tavin place of himH8478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 24:6

  • Jeremiah 22:18-19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 36:30

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:6

    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:8

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3405. B.C. 599. sleptAs Jehoiakim was "buried with the burial of an ass," by being "drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem," without internment, the expression "slept with his fathers," can only mean that the died, or slept the sleep of death. In the East, a body exposed during the night would be a prey to wild animals; if any of it were left till the morning, the carnivorous birds would devour it.
2Ch 36:6,8; Jer 22:18,19; 36:30
Jehoiachin.As this man reigned only three months, and was a mere vassal of the king of Babylon, his reign is scarcely reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah (ch. 31:30) says of Jehoiakim, "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David."

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Context

  • 2 Kings 24:5

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 2 Kings 24:6

    So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 24:7

    And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

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2 Kings 24:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y durmió Joacim con sus padres, y reinó en su lugar Joachîn su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jehoïakim s’endormit avec ses pères; et Jehoïakin, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jojakim legte sich zu seinen Vätern. Und Jojakin, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et regnavit Joachin filius ejus pro eo.