1 Kings 22:37 Meaning
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
Context Explained
35And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
36And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
38And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
39Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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Related Cross References
2 Kings 9:28
This verse emphasizes the finality of death and the importance of burial in ancient Israel.
1 Kings 16:28
This verse contrasts the burial of the king with the fate of other kings who were not buried with honor.
Source: 1 Kings 22:37