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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoshaphat	יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ ye.ho.sha.Fat	H3092	Jehoshaphat · proper noun, a man's name
slept	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב vai.yish.Kav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fathers	אֲבֹתָ֔יו 'a.vo.Tav	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
buried	וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר vai.yi.ka.Ver	H6912	to inter · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fathers	אֲבֹתָ֖יו 'a.vo.Tav	H1	father · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
city	בְּעִ֣יר be.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
David	דָּוִ֑יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
Jehoram	יְהוֹרָ֥ם ye.ho.Ram	H3088	Jehoram · proper noun, a man's name
son	בְּנ֖וֹ be.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ vai.yim.Lokh	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Kings 22:50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his…
2 Kings 8:16-17 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of…
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 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 21:20 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 21:1-11

We find here, I. That Jehoshaphat was a very careful indulgent father to Jehoram. He had many sons, who are here named (Ch2 21:2), and it is said (Ch2 21:13) that they were better than Jehoram, had a great deal more wisdom and virtue, and lived up to their education, which he went counter to. They were very hopeful, and any of them more fit for the crown than he; and yet, because he was the first-born (Ch2 21:3), his father secured the kingdom to him, and portioned his brethren and disposed of them so as that they would be easy and give him no disturbance; as Abraham, when he made Isaac his heir, dismissed his other children with gifts. Herein Jehoshaphat was very kind and fair to his son, w…

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John Gill on 2 Chronicles 21:1

Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers,.... See Gill on 1 Kings 22:50.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 21:1-4

Ch2 21:1-3 Jehoshaphat's death, and the slaughter of his sons by Joram. - Ch2 21:2, Ch2 21:3. Joram had six brothers, whom their father had plentifully supplied with means of subsistence - presents in silver, gold, and precious things - "in the fenced cities of Judah;" i.e., he had made them, as Rehoboam also had made his sons, commandants of fortresses, with ample revenues; but the kingdom he gave to Joram as the first-born. Among the six names two Azariah's occur, - the one written Azarjah, the other Azarjahu. Jehoshaphat is called king of Israel instead of king of Judah, because he as king walked in the footsteps of Israel, Jacob the wrestler with God, and was a true king of God's people.…

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Dictionary and topics

Jehoram — Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr.…
Jehoshaphat · . — .
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Jehoram or Joram — Who reigned over Judah: Jehoram or Joram

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).