2 Chronicles 21:20

21:20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death; ¹  he was buried in the City of David, ²  but not in the royal tombs.

2 Chronicles 28:27

28:27 Ahaz passed away ³  and was buried in the City of David; ⁴  they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 16:14

16:14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out in the City of David. ⁵  They laid him to rest on a bier covered with spices and assorted mixtures of ointments. They made a huge bonfire to honor him. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 24:25

24:25 When they withdrew, they left Joash ⁷  badly wounded. His servants plotted against him because of what he had done to ⁸  the son ⁹  of Jehoiada the priest. They murdered him on his bed. Thus ¹⁰  he died and was buried in the City of David, ¹¹  but not in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 32:33

32:33 Hezekiah passed away ¹²  and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. ¹³  His son Manasseh replaced him as king.

2 Chronicles 34:4

34:4 He ordered the altars of the Baals to be torn down, ¹⁴  and broke the incense altars that were above them. He smashed the Asherah poles, idols and images, crushed them up and sprinkled the dust over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.

2 Chronicles 34:28

34:28 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. ¹⁵  You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

2 Chronicles 35:24

35:24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem, ¹⁶  where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors; ¹⁷  all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah.

[21:20]  ¹ tn Heb “and he went without desire.”

[21:20]  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.

[28:27]  ³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[28:27]  ⁴ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[16:14]  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.

[16:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they burned for him a large fire, very great.”

[24:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Joash) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “because of the shed blood of.”

[24:25]  ⁹ tc The MT has the plural בְּנֵי (bÿney, “sons”), but the final yod is dittographic. Note the yod that immediately follows.

[24:25]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he died.”

[24:25]  ¹¹ sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.

[32:33]  ⁹ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[32:33]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and honor they did to him in his death, all Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.”

[34:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and they tore down before him the altars of the Baals.”

[34:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

[35:24]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[35:24]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”