2 Kings 9:28

28 His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his ancestors in his tomb in the City of David.

2 Kings 9:28 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
English Standard Version (ESV)
28 His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.
New Living Translation (NLT)
28 His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem, where they buried him with his ancestors in the City of David.
The Message Bible (MSG)
28 His aides drove on to Jerusalem. They buried him in the family plot in the City of David.
American Standard Version (ASV)
28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
28 His servants brought him in a chariot to Jerusalem. They buried him in a tomb with his ancestors in the City of David.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
28 Then his servants carried him to Jerusalem in a chariot and buried him in his fathers' tomb in the city of David.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
28 Ahaziah's servants took him to Jerusalem in his chariot. They buried his body in his family tomb in the City of David.

2 Kings 9:28 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 9:28

And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem
With the leave of Jehu, because he was the grandson of Jehoshaphat, a sincere worshipper of God, ( 2 Chronicles 22:9 ) ,

and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David;
see ( 1 Kings 22:50 ) .

2 Kings 9:28 In-Context

26 ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons, declares the LORD, and I will surely make you pay for it on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, pick him up and throw him on that plot, in accordance with the word of the LORD.”
27 When Ahaziah king of Judah saw what had happened, he fled up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him, shouting, “Kill him too!” They wounded him in his chariot on the way up to Gur near Ibleam, but he escaped to Megiddo and died there.
28 His servants took him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his ancestors in his tomb in the City of David.
29 (In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king of Judah.)
30 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When Jezebel heard about it, she put on eye makeup, arranged her hair and looked out of a window.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Kings 14:20; 2 Kings 23:30
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