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727 B
Abijah lay down with his ancestors
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)
they buried him
"people buried him"
became king in his place
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)
In his days
"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)