1 Kings 15:8

8 Abijah joined the members of his family who had already died. His body was buried in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king after him.

1 Kings 15:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:8

And Abijam slept with his fathers
That is, died as they did:

and they buried him in the city of David,
in the sepulchre of his royal ancestors, David, Solomon, and Rehoboam:

and Asa his son reigned in his stead;
who perhaps was the eldest of his twenty two sons, ( 2 Chronicles 13:21 ) .

1 Kings 15:8 In-Context

6 There was war between Jeroboam and Abijah's father Rehoboam. The war continued all through Abijah's life.

7 The other events of Abijah's rule are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

8 Abijah joined the members of his family who had already died. His body was buried in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king after him.

9 Asa became king of Judah. It was in the 20th year that Jeroboam was king of Israel.

10 Asa ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother's name was Maacah. She was Abishalom's daughter.