Quotes About Death

The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.

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

This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no oneís regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziahís brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.

Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehuís soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.

And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.

And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.

And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of Davidís descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.

So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

“All the royal officials and the people of the kingís provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”

For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”

On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,

saying: “Naked I came from my motherís womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?

Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.

who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,