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# Abijah lay down with his ancestors
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This is a polite way of saying that he died. Alternate translation: "Abijah died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])
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# they buried him
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"people buried him"
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# became king in his place
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The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." Alternate translation: "became king instead of Abijah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# In his days
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"During his reign"
# the land was quiet ten years
There being no war is spoken of as if the land were quiet. Alternate translation: "there was peace in the land for ten years" or "there was no war in the land for ten years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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