2 Chronicles 33:20

WEB

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his place.

KJV

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

Commentary

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house,.... That is, in the garden of his house; see Gill on Kg2 21:18 ; there; to which may b e added, that the Jews (s) in later times buried in a garden; though it was the custom of the ancients, both Greeks (t) and Romans (u), to bury the dead in their own houses; hence sprung the worship of the Lares and Penates, the household gods: from hence to the end of the chapter is the same with Kg2 21:18 . (s) Cippi Heb. p. 43. (t) Plato in Minoe. (u) Servius in Virgil. Aeneid. 5. "praeterea si nova", & in l. 6. "sedibus hunc refer", &c. Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 34 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Chronicles:... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 2 Chronicles:... »