2 Kings 13:9

9 Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash[a] his son succeeded him as king.

2 Kings 13:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
ESV
9 So Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and Joash his son reigned in his place.
NLT
9 When Jehoahaz died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoash became the next king.
MSG
9 Jehoahaz died and was buried with his ancestors in Samaria. His son Jehoash succeeded him as king.
CSB
9 Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and he was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoash became king in his place.

2 Kings 13:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:9

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

and they buried him in Samaria;
where Omri, and all the kings of Israel, that descended from him, were buried:

and Joash his son reigned in his stead;
of whom a short account is given in the following verses.

2 Kings 13:9 In-Context

7 Nothing had been left of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust at threshing time.
8 As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
9 Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash his son succeeded him as king.
10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
11 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew "Joash," a variant of "Jehoash" ; also in verses 12-14 and 25
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