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2 Kings 8:24

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What does 2 Kings 8:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 8:24 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 8

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21Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
22So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time.
23And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
26Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother`s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
27And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as did the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Joram slept with his fathers, etc.] Died as they did: and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; but not in the sepulchres of the kings, and without any funeral pomp, and without any mourning and lamentation for him, he being not beloved, and his life not at all desirable, (<142119>2 Chronicles 21:19,20), and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead; of whom more is said in the following verses.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“AHAZIAH SUCCEEDS HIM. (Kg2 8:24) Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead--(See on Ch2 22:1). Next: 2 Kings Chapter 9”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“On the death of Jehoram, see 2 Chronicles 21:12-19. His son is also called Jehoahaz (margin) by a transposition of the two elements of the name. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“8:24 Jehoram died of a painful disease of the bowels and was excluded from the royal tombs (2 Chr 21:18-20).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“slept: Kg1 2:10, Kg1 11:43, Kg1 14:20, Kg1 14:31 Ahaziah: Ch1 3:11; Ch2 21:1, Ch2 21:17, Ch2 25:23, Jehoahaz, Ch2 22:1, Ch2 22:6, Azariah 4 Kings (2 Kings) 8:25”
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