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Wycliffe Bible

2 Kings 15:22

And Manaheu slepte with hise fadris; and Phaceia, his sone, regnyde for hym.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Menahem;   Pekahiah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Menahem;   Pekahiah;   Rezin;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Menahem;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aholah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hosea, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jotham ;   Menahem ;   Pekahiah ;   Uzziah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Pekahiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jotham;   Pekahiah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Men'ahem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hosea;   Menahem;   Tax;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
Hebrew Names Version
Menachem slept with his fathers; and Pekachyah his son reigned in his place.
King James Version
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
English Standard Version
And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
New Century Version
Then Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
New English Translation
Menahem passed away and his son Pekahiah replaced him as king.
Amplified Bible
And Menahem slept with his fathers [in death]; his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
New American Standard Bible
And Menahem lay down with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his sonne did reigne in his steade.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
Contemporary English Version
Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king.
Complete Jewish Bible
Menachem slept with his ancestors, and P'kachyah his son took his place as king.
Darby Translation
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
Easy-to-Read Version
Menahem died and was buried with his ancestors. His son Pekahiah became the new king after him.
George Lamsa Translation
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
Good News Translation
He died and was buried, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king.
Lexham English Bible
So Menahem slept with his ancestors, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
Literal Translation
And Menahem lay with his fathers. And his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Manahem fell on slepe wt his fathers. And Pecahia his sonne was kynge in his steade.
American Standard Version
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
Bible in Basic English
And Menahem went to rest with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pecahia his sonne did raigne in his steade.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
King James Version (1611)
And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his sonne reigned in his stead.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Manaem slept with his fathers; and Phakesias his son reigned in his stead.
English Revised Version
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
Young's Literal Translation
And Menahem lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Pekahiah his son in his stead.
Update Bible Version
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
World English Bible
Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
New King James Version
So Menahem rested with his fathers. Then Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
New Living Translation
When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king.
New Life Bible
Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
New Revised Standard
Menahem slept with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Menahem slept with his fathers, - and, Pekahiah his son, reigned in his stead.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Manahem slept with his fathers: and Phaceia, his son, reigned in his stead.
Revised Standard Version
And Men'ahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahi'ah his son reigned in his stead.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son became king in his place.

Contextual Overview

8 In the eiyte and threttithe yeer of Azarie, kyng of Juda, Zacharie, sone of Jeroboam, regnede on Israel in Samarie sixe monethis. 9 And he dide that, that was yuel bifor the Lord, as his fadris diden; he departide not fro the synnes of Jeroboam, sone of Nabath, that made Israel to do synne. 10 Forsothe Sellum, the sone of Jabes, conspiride ayens hym in Samarie; and Sellum smoot hym opynli, and killide hym, and regnede for hym. 11 Sotheli the residue of the wordis of Zacharie, whethir these ben not writun in the book of wordis of daies of the kyngis of Israel? 12 Thilke is the word of the Lord, which he spak to Hieu, and seide, `Thi sones `til to the fourthe generacioun schulen sitte `of thee on the trone of Israel; and it was doon so. 13 Sellum, sone of Jabes, regnede in the nynthe and thritty yeer of Azarie, kyng of Juda; sotheli he regnyde o monethe in Samarie. 14 And Manaheu, the sone of Gaddi, styede fro Thersa, and cam in to Samarie; and he smoot Sellum, sone of Jabes, in Samarie, and killide hym, and regnede for hym. 15 Sotheli the residue of wordis of Sellum, and his conspirasie, bi which he settide tresouns, whether these ben not writun in the book of wordis of daies of the kyngis of Israel. 16 Thanne Manaheu smoot Capham, and alle men that weren thereynne, and the termes therof fro Thersa, for thei nolden opyn to hym; and he killide alle wymmen therof with child, and karf hem. 17 In the nynthe and thrittithe yeer of Azarie, kyng of Juda, Manaheu, sone of Gaddi, regnede on Israel ten yeer in Samarie.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Menahem slept with his fathers,.... Died a natural death, and in peace, though an usurper and a tyrant:

and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead; the kingdom he had usurped continued in his family.


 
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