1 Kings 22:37

37 So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.

1 Kings 22:37 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:37

So the king died, and they brought him to Samaria
In the chariot he died in:

and they buried the king in Samaria;
where his father Omri was buried, ( 1 Kings 16:28 ) .

1 Kings 22:37 In-Context

35 The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died.

36 Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”

37 So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.

38 Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just as the LORD had promised.

39 The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in