1 Kings 15:8

8 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

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1 Kings 15:8 in Other Translations

KJV

8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

ESV

8 And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.

NLT

8 When Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king.

MSG

8 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa was king after him.

CSB

8 Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place.

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 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 15:8 In-Context

6 There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.

7 As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

8 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,

10 and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.

1 Kings 15:8

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1 Kings 15:8 in Other Translations

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