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2 Kings 16:20

2 Kings 16:20
And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

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Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Was buried with his fathers in the city of David - But it is expressly declared, Ch2 28:27, that he was not buried in the sepulchres of the kings of Israel; and this was undoubtedly intended as a mark…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Kings 16:17-20

Here is, I. Ahaz abusing the temple, not the building itself, but some of the furniture of it. 1. He defaced the bases on which the lavers were set (Kg1 7:28, Kg1 7:29) and took down the molten sea,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

was buried with his fathers The last three words are not represented in the LXX., and the Chronicler says -they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem, but they brought him not into the sepulchres…