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Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the tombs of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
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An Honored Burial
Commentators explain that Hezekiah was buried in a place of great distinction, described as 'the ascent to the sepulchres of the sons of David.' This special location, possibly chosen because the traditional royal tombs were full, along with a great public ceremony, showed the immense honor the people had for him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The highest of the tombs - Most modern commentators interpret this as “on the ascent to the tombs,” but some think it refers to an excavatio…
19th Century
Anglican
And they buried him ... honour at his death. —Statements peculiar to the chronicler. They serve to prove an authority besides the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers Died, as they did:
and they buried him in the chiefest of the…
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God left Hezekiah to himself, so that by this trial and his weakness in it, what was in his heart might be known: that he was not as perfect in gra…
