KJV ORIGINAL
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Hezekiah died and was buried with his ancestors, and his son Manasseh became king after him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the death of King Hezekiah and the succession of his son Manasseh to the throne of Judah.
📚 Historical Context
This marks the end of Hezekiah's 29-year reign over Judah (715-686 BC), during which he had led significant religious reforms and survived the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem. The phrase 'slept with his fathers' was the customary biblical way of describing a king's death and burial in the royal tombs. Manasseh would go on to become one of Judah's longest-reigning but most wicked kings, undoing many of his father's reforms.
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