1 Kings 11:43

“And Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.”

1 Kings 11:43 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 11:43, word by word

And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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lay downיִּשְׁכַּבyishkav

sleep in death

To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.

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his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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and was buriedיִּקָּבֵרyikaver

bury

Bury.

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in the cityעִירir

walled part

The walled part: "the city of David".

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of Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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and Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechavam

Rehoboam

Rehoboam: son of Solomon and king after him; in his reign the kingdom was divided and he was left with only Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 12–14).

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his sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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reignedיִּמְלֹךְyimloch

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

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Parallel passages

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The death of Solomon

2 Chronicles 9:29-31

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1 Kings 11:41-43

41And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel were forty years. 43And Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 9:29-31

29The rest of the deeds of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Jedo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? 30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31Solomon lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

The context

42And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel were forty years.

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