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2 Kings 8:24

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 8:24

Verse 24 of 29

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 8:24

Theological / Devotional

Joram slept. On the circumstances of his death see 2 Chron. 21:12-19.

In the city of David. In 2 Chron. 21:20 it is stated that he was buried in the City of David but not in the sepulchers of the kings. It has been suggested that the royal sepulchers were under the control of a body of faithful priests who refused Jehoram interment there because of his evil ways.

Ahaziah. The name means “Jehovah has taken,” or “possession of Jehovah.” By a rearrangement of its parts the name becomes Jehoahaz, which Ahaziah is sometimes called (2 Chron. 21:17). In 2 Chron. 22:6 the name is given as Azariah, although a number of Hebrew manuscripts retain the name Ahaziah in that verse.

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