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2 Chronicles 21:1

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Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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The City of David was Jerusalem’s ancient fortified core, where Jehoshaphat was buried with Judah’s kings, marking dynastic continuity. Jerusalem was Judah’s capital; Edom, southeast of the Dead Sea, was a subject territory whose later revolt exposed Jehoram’s weakening rule.

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2 Chronicles 21:1 mentions City of David, Edom and Jerusalem.

City of David · Avraham Graicer
Edom · Uri
Jerusalem · Godot13

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