1 Kings 11:43

Slept with his fathers. Verses 41 to 43 present an official formula henceforth to be followed in recording the accounts of the kings. This formula includes a statement as to the official record from which the account was taken, states the fact that the king slept with his fathers, names the place of burial, and gives the name of the successor (see 1 Kings 14:29, 31; 15:7, 8, 23, 24; 2 Kings 8:23, 24; 12:19, 21; etc.).

City of David. This was henceforth the regular burial place for the kings of Judah. In a few instances burial was in a private sepulcher (see 2 Kings 21:18, 26; 23:30). Under special circumstances burial was in the City of David but not in the royal sepulcher (see 2 Chron. 21:20; 24:25; 26:23; 28:27). As a token of respect Jehoiada the priest was buried in the royal tombs (2 Chron. 24:16). Of Hezekiah it is said that “they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David” (2 Chron. 32:33).