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2 Chronicles 16:11

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Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

KJV

And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 16

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

the Book of the Kings

The notice that Asa's acts stand written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel is the Chronicler's own footnote. Several such citations run through Chronicles, evidence that the writer worked from official annals rather than inventing the record he compresses into a few verses.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

How then could this be done in his thirty-sixth year, when Baasha's family was quite cut off, and Omri was upon the throne? It is generally said to be meant of the thirty-sixth year of the kingdom of Asa, namely, that of Judah, beginning from the first of Rehoboam, and so it coincides with the sixteenth of Asa's reign; but then ( ch. xv.

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And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last,.... See Gill on 1Ki 15:23.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

until his ailment spread upward The swelling in his feet spread from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 16:12:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְהִנֵּה֙and there!

    vehinehH2009 →843 times

  • דִּבְרֵ֣י[the] matters of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • אָסָ֔אAsa

    ʾasa'H609 →57 times

  • הָרִאשׁוֹנִ֖ים<the> former

    harishonimH7223 →182 times

  • וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםand <the> latter

    vehaacharonimH314 →51 times

  • הִנָּ֤םthere they

    hinamH2005 →316 times

  • כְּתוּבִים֙[are] written

    ketuvimH3789 →224 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • סֵ֣פֶר[the] scroll of

    seferH5612 →186 times

  • הַמְּלָכִ֔יםthe kings

    hamelakhimH4428 →2525 times

  • לִיהוּדָ֖הof Judah

    lihudahH3063 →819 times

  • וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃and Israel

    veyisraelH3478 →2507 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

11 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 34:18Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.2 works2 Chronicles 25:26As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?2 works2 Chronicles 32:32As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.2 works2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?2 works2 Chronicles 27:7As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.2 works1 Kings 15:23–24Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.2 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.2 works2 Chronicles 26:22As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.2 works2 Chronicles 20:34As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.2 works2 Chronicles 35:27his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.2 works2 Chronicles 24:27The accounts of the sons of Joash, as well as the many pronouncements about him and about the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 9:29

    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 29:29

      Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,

    • 1 Kings 11:41–43

      As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?

    • 1 Kings 11:29

      During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them…

    • 2 Chronicles 12:15

      Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and…

    • 2 Samuel 12:1

      Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 25:26

    As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 20:34

      As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 32:32

    As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 36:1–22

      In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.

    • 2 Kings 18:1–20

      In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).

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