21:1 Jehoshaphat passed away 3 and was buried with his ancestors 4 in the City of David. 5 His son Jehoram 6 replaced him as king.
1 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
2 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
3 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
4 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 10, 12, 19).
5 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
6 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 8:16-24 has the variant spelling “Jehoram.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Heb “fathers.”