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2 Kings 15:38

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36 As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

37 (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)

And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
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BSB
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
KJV
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
WEB
Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
ASV
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
DARBY
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
BLB
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
ÅB
Og Jotam la seg til hvile hos sine fedre og ble begravet hos sine fedre i sin far Davids stad, og hans sønn Ahas ble konge i hans sted.
[^1]: 2KG 14, 21.
[^2]: d.e. i det tyvende år etter at Jotam ble konge, altså i hans mann Ahas' fjerde regjeringsår, se 2KG 15, 33; 16, 1 fg.
OTB
Jotam døde og ble lagt til hvile med sine forfedre i sin far Davids by; og hans sønn Akas etterfulgte ham som konge.
B1930
Og Jotam la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet hos sine fedre i sin far Davids stad, og hans sønn Akas blev konge i hans sted.

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  • 1 Chronicles 3:13

    Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

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  • 1 Kings 1:2

    So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

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  • 1 Kings 14:20

    And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.

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  • 2 Kings 16:1

    In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:1

    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:12

    And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

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  • Matthew 1:9

    Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

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  • 1 Kings 14:31

    And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.

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