1 Kings 22:40

40 Ahab lay down with his ancestors. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.

1 Kings 22:40 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:40

So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in
his stead,
] Of whom more is said in the latter part of this chapter, and in the following book.

1 Kings 22:40 In-Context

38 They cleaned the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up the king's blood and the prostitutes bathed in it, just as the LORD had spoken.

39 The rest of Ahab's deeds and all that he did—including the ivory palace he built and all the towns he constructed—aren't they written in the official records of Israel's kings?

40 Ahab lay down with his ancestors. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.

41 Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel's King Ahab.

42 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king, and he ruled for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah; she was Shilhi's daughter.