KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Kings 21:26 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he was buried” | וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ר | To inter | buried |
| “in his sepulchre” | בִּקְבֻֽרָת֖וֹ | Sepulture; (concretely) a sepulcher | sepulchre |
| “in the garden” | בְּגַן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “of Uzza:” | עֻזָּ֑א | Uzza or Uzzah, the name of five Israelites | Uzza |
| “and Josiah” | יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ | Joshijah, the name of two Israelites | Josiah |
| “his son” | בְנ֖וֹ | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
| “reigned” | וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | To reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty | reigned |
| “in his stead.” | תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | stead |
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24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
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