2 Kings 13:9

9 When Jehoahaz died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the next king.

2 Kings 13:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:9

And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers
Died, as they did:

and they buried him in Samaria;
where Omri, and all the kings of Israel, that descended from him, were buried:

and Joash his son reigned in his stead;
of whom a short account is given in the following verses.

2 Kings 13:9 In-Context

7 Finally, Jehoahaz’s army was reduced to 50 charioteers, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Aram had killed the others, trampling them like dust under his feet.

8 The rest of the events in Jehoahaz’s reign—everything he did and the extent of his power—are recorded in

9 When Jehoahaz died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the next king.

10 Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began to rule over Israel in the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria sixteen years.

11 But he did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Joash, a variant spelling of Jehoash; also in 13:10, 12, 13, 14, 25 .