# twenty-two years
"22 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
# lay down with his ancestors
This is a polite way of saying that he died. See how you translated this in [1 Kings 2:10](../02/10.md). Alternate translation: "died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])