2 Chronicles 16:13
New International Version
Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors.

New Living Translation
So he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

English Standard Version
And Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign.

Berean Standard Bible
So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.

King James Bible
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

New King James Version
So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

New American Standard Bible
So Asa lay down with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

NASB 1995
So Asa slept with his fathers, having died in the forty-first year of his reign.

NASB 1977
So Asa slept with his fathers, having died in the forty-first year of his reign.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Asa slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

Amplified Bible
So Asa slept with his fathers [in death], dying in the forty-first year of his reign.

Christian Standard Bible
Asa rested with his ancestors; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Asa died in the forty-first year of his reign and rested with his fathers.

American Standard Version
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

Contemporary English Version
He died two years later.

English Revised Version
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Asa lay down in death with his ancestors. He died in the forty-first year of his reign.

Good News Translation
Two years later he died

International Standard Version
As a result, in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died, as had his ancestors,

Majority Standard Bible
So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.

NET Bible
Asa passed away in the forty-first year of his reign.

New Heart English Bible
Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

World English Bible
Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Asa lies with his fathers, and dies in the forty-first year of his reign,

Young's Literal Translation
And Asa lieth with his fathers, and dieth in the forty and first year of his reign,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Asa will lie down with his fathers, and he will die in the year forty and one to his kingdom.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he slept with his fathers: and he died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

New American Bible
Asa rested with his ancestors; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Asa slept with his ancestors, dying in the forty-first year of his reign.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Asa fell asleep with his fathers and he was buried in his tomb, and he died in the forty first year of his reign.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the fortieth year of his reign.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Death and Burial of Asa
12In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians. 13So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers. 14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.…

Cross References
1 Kings 15:24
And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 21:1
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 9:31
And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.

1 Kings 2:10
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.

1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 14:1
Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.

2 Chronicles 24:16
And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.

2 Chronicles 27:9
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 32:33
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

Acts 13:36
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

Hebrews 9:27
Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

1 Corinthians 15:20-22
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.


Treasury of Scripture

And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

A.

1 Kings 15:24
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

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1. Asa, by the aid of the Syrians, diverts Baasha from building Ramah
7. Being reproved thereof by Hanani, he puts him in prison
11. Among his other acts in his disease he seeks not to God, but to the physicians
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So in the forty-first year of his reign
This phrase marks a significant point in the timeline of King Asa's rule over Judah. Asa's reign is noted for its initial faithfulness to God, but it is also marked by a decline in his later years. The forty-first year signifies a long period of leadership, suggesting a time of reflection on the successes and failures of his reign. Historically, Asa's reign is placed in the 9th century BC, a time when the kingdom of Judah was often in conflict with surrounding nations. The longevity of his reign indicates a period of relative stability, despite the challenges he faced.

Asa died
The death of Asa is a pivotal moment in the narrative of Judah's kings. Asa's life and reign are a testament to the complexities of human leadership and the consequences of turning away from reliance on God. The Hebrew root for "died" (מוּת, "muth") is often used in the Old Testament to denote not just physical death but also a spiritual or moral decline. Asa's death serves as a reminder of the mortality of even the greatest leaders and the importance of remaining faithful to God throughout one's life.

and rested with his fathers
This phrase is a common biblical expression indicating that Asa was buried with his ancestors, signifying a return to his familial roots and heritage. The concept of "rest" (שָׁכַב, "shakab") in Hebrew often implies peace and completion, suggesting that Asa's life, despite its challenges, concluded in a state of rest. This phrase also reflects the biblical understanding of death as a transition to a continued existence with one's forebears, highlighting the continuity of God's covenant with His people through generations.

(13) And died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.--Not in 1Kings 15:24, which continues, with the usual formula, "and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead." (See 1Kings 15:10, "And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem.")

Verse 13. - Amid the frequent uncertainties of the chronology, we are glad to get some dates fixed by the agreement of testimonies. E.g. this place and the parallel state clearly that Asa's reign was one that lasted to its forty-first year. The parallel, however (1 Kings 15:23), makes this date one and the same thing with his "old age," while no manipulation of dates can make him (the grandson of Rehoboam and son of Abijah) more than about fifty. And it is somewhat remarkable that, when introduced to us as succeeding to the throne, nothing is said of his tender youth (as, for instance, is said in the case of Josiah, 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 24:1-3). Nevertheless, the apparent prominence of Maachah awhile would tally with the circumstance of Asa's youth at his accession. Another correspondence in Josiah's career is noticeable; for it is distinctly said that when he was only twelve years of age (2 Chronicles 34:3) "he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places," etc. At a similarly youthful age Asa, therefore, may be credited with doing the like, while later on he took more stringent measures, as for instance with Maachah, the queen-mother.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So in the forty-first
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

year
בִּשְׁנַ֛ת (biš·naṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8141: A year

of his reign,
לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃ (lə·mā·lə·ḵōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

Asa
אָסָ֖א (’ā·sā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 609: Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name

died
וַיָּ֕מָת (way·yā·māṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

and rested
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (way·yiš·kaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

his fathers.
אֲבֹתָ֑יו (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father


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