1 Kings 15:8

8 Abijam lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa succeeded him as king.

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 ) .

1 Kings 15:8 In-Context

6 There was war between Abijam and Rehoboam throughout their lives.

7 Isn't everything else about Abijam--everything he did--written in the official records of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

8 Abijam lay down in death with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa succeeded him as king.

9 In Jeroboam's twentieth year as king of Israel, Asa began to rule as king of Judah.

10 He ruled 41 years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was named Maacah, daughter of Abishalom.