2 Chroniques 32:33

33 Puis Ézéchias s'endormit avec ses pères, et on l'ensevelit au plus haut des tombeaux des fils de David; tout Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem lui rendirent honneur à sa mort; et Manassé, son fils, régna à sa place.

2 Chroniques 32:33 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:33

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

and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of
David;
in the more honourable and principal of them; there are still to be seen, on the north of Jerusalem, some grottos, called the sepulchres of the kings, though it is certain none of the kings of Israel or Judah were buried there; unless it may be thought, as Mr. Maundrell F5 conjectures, that Hezekiah was here inferred, and that these are the sepulchres of the sons of David here mentioned; however, he observes, whoever was buried here, this is certain, that the place itself discovers so great an expense both of labour and treasure, that we may well suppose it to be the work of kings:

and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his
death;
by attending his funeral in great numbers, by burning spices for him, and by mourning for him many days:

and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead;
of whom a further account is given in the next chapter.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 Journey from Aleppo p. 76.

2 Chroniques 32:33 In-Context

31 Toutefois, lorsque les chefs de Babylone envoyèrent des messagers vers lui pour s'informer du prodige qui était arrivé dans le pays, Dieu l'abandonna pour l'éprouver, afin de connaître tout ce qui était dans son cœur.
32 Quant au reste des actions d'Ézéchias, et à ses œuvres de piété, voici, cela est écrit dans la vision d'Ésaïe, le prophète, fils d'Amots, dans le livre des rois de Juda et d'Israël.
33 Puis Ézéchias s'endormit avec ses pères, et on l'ensevelit au plus haut des tombeaux des fils de David; tout Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem lui rendirent honneur à sa mort; et Manassé, son fils, régna à sa place.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.