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Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Century Version

2 Chronicles 12:16

Rehoboam died and was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Abijah became king in his place.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abijam;   Rehoboam;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Rehoboam,;   Shemaiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Rehoboam ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abi'jah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king in his place.
Hebrew Names Version
Rechav`am slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Aviyah his son reigned in his place.
King James Version
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
English Standard Version
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
New English Translation
Then Rehoboam passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah replaced him as king.
Amplified Bible
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried in the City of David; and Abijah his son became king in his place.
New American Standard Bible
And Rehoboam lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his place.
World English Bible
Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and Abijah his son became king in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah became king in his place.
Contemporary English Version
When Rehoboam died, he was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Abijah became king.
Complete Jewish Bible
Rechav‘am slept with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Then Aviyah his son became king in his place.
Darby Translation
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Easy-to-Read Version
Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Then Rehoboam's son Abijah became the next king after him.
George Lamsa Translation
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Good News Translation
Rehoboam died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City and his son Abijah succeeded him as king.
Lexham English Bible
And Rehoboam slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
Literal Translation
And Rehoboam lay with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Roboam fell on slepe with his fathers and was buryed in the cite of Dauid, & Abia his sonne was kynge in his steade.
American Standard Version
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Bible in Basic English
And Rehoboam went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David; and Abijah his son became king in his place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abia his sonne raigned in his steade.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
King James Version (1611)
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Roboam made war with Jeroboam all his days. And Roboam died with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abia his son reigned in his stead.
English Revised Version
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Roboam and Jeroboam fouyten in alle daies ayens hem silf. And Roboam slepte with hise fadris, and was biried in the citee of Dauid; and Abia, his sone, regnede for hym.
Update Bible Version
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
New King James Version
16 So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then Abijah 1 Kings 14:31">[fn] his son reigned in his place.
New Living Translation
When Rehoboam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Abijah became the next king.
New Life Bible
Rehoboam died and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king in his place.
New Revised Standard
Rehoboam slept with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah succeeded him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David, - and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Roboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abia his son reigned in his stead.
Revised Standard Version
And Rehobo'am slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; and Abi'jah his son reigned in his stead.
Young's Literal Translation
and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David, and reign doth Abijah his son in his stead.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his place.

Contextual Overview

13 King Rehoboam made himself a strong king in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for seventeen years. Jerusalem is the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel in which he was to be worshiped. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah from the country of Ammon. 14 Rehoboam did evil because he did not want to obey the Lord . 15 The things Rehoboam did as king, from the beginning to the end, are written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer, in the family histories. There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the time they ruled. 16 Rehoboam died and was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Abijah became king in his place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

slept: 1 Kings 14:29-31

Abijah: 2 Chronicles 13:1, 1 Kings 14:31, Abijam, 1 Chronicles 3:10, Matthew 1:7, Abia

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 11:20 - Abijah 2 Chronicles 21:1 - was buried Acts 13:36 - and was

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
Tell them you are my sister so that things will go well with me and I may be allowed to live because of you."
Genesis 12:14
When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was very beautiful.
Genesis 12:15
The Egyptian officers saw her and told the king of Egypt how beautiful she was. They took her to the king's palace, and
Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich in cattle, silver, and gold.
Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves. He also gave Sarah, Abraham's wife, back to him
Genesis 24:35
The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything, and he has become a rich man. The Lord has given him many flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, camels, and horses.
Genesis 26:14
He had so many slaves and flocks and herds that the Philistines envied him.
Genesis 32:5
I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants. I send this message to you and ask you to accept us.'"
Job 1:3
He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys. He also had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
Job 42:12
The Lord blessed the last part of Job's life even more than the first part. Job had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand teams of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 12:16. Abijah his son — Concerning the many varieties in this king's name, 1 Kings 14:31.


 
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