2 Kings 8 · Verse 24

2 Kings 8:24

And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 8:24, King James Version

2 Kings 8:24 in other translations

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

What does 2 Kings 8:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead--(See on 2Ch 22:1).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 8:16-24

A general idea is given of Jehoram's badness. His father, no doubt, had him taught the true knowledge of the Lord, but did ill to marry him to the daughter of Ahab; no good could come of union with an idolatrous family.

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2 Kings 8:24 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
יוֹרָם֙yo.RamJoramH3141
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
אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huAhaziahH274
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 8:24

  • 2 Chronicles 21:17

    And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:6

    And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:23

    And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth–shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:1

    Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

  • 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 Kings 14:20

    And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 2:10

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

  • 1 Kings 11:43

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

  • 2 Chronicles 21:20-22:1

    Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:11

    Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
slept.
1Ki 2:10; 11:43; 14:20,31
Ahaziah.
1Ch 3:11; 2Ch 21:1,17; 25:23
Jehoahaz.
2Ch 22:1,6
Azariah.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 8:23

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

  • 2 Kings 8:24

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

  • 2 Kings 8:25

    In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.

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2 Kings 8:24 in other languages

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