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2 Chronicles 32:33 Meaning

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Context Explained

31Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

32Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

33And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Key Themes

deathhonorsuccession

Related Cross References

  • 2 Kings 21:1

    This verse contrasts Hezekiah's honorable death with the reign of his son Manasseh.

  • Matthew 1:10

    Hezekiah's lineage is part of the genealogy leading to Jesus, emphasizing his significance.

Source: 2 Chronicles 32:33