438 B
438 B
Abijah slept with his ancestors
In this euphemism, sleeping represents dying. AT: "Abijah died as his ancestors had" or "Like his ancestors, Abaijah died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)
became king in his place
The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." AT: "became king instead of Abijah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)