2 Kings 16:19
in 2 Kings 16As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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This verse in 2 Kings 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah
on 2 Kings 16:19-20
The chapter closes with the formula pointing to the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. 2 Chronicles 28:27 adds that he was kept out of the tombs of the kings, a mark of disgrace.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Inquire by - That shall be reserved for my proper use, to inquire by; at which I may seek God, or inquire of his will, by sacrifices joined with prayer, when I shall see fit. Having thrust it out from the use for which it was instituted, which was to sanctify the gifts offered upon it, he pretends to advance it above its institution, which it is common for superstitious people to do.
Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Some others are written in the canonical book of Chronicles, 2Ch 28:1 and were, it is highly probable, in the annals of the kings of Judah, now lost.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. We have here a general character of the reign of Ahaz. Few and evil were his days--few, for he died at thirty-six--evil, for we are here told, 1.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The rest of the acts of Ahaz - Such as are described in Isa 7:10-13; 2Ch 28:23-25; 2Ch 29:3, 2Ch 29:7.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
The canopy for Shabbos. The roof of a tent made for shade, 13 Alternatively, a building in which the mishmar, i.e., the family of kohanim that had served during the week, would stay until after Shabbos. That too he removed.—Radak to sit under it in the [Temple] courtyard on Shabbos.
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. 4 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
14 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶ֛תֶר | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אָחָ֖ז | ʾachaz | Ahaz | H271 → | 42 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֑ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הֲלֹא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | [are] they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ketuvim | written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סֵ֛פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַיָּמִ֖ים | haiyamim | the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לְמַלְכֵ֥י | lemalkhei | of [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
וְיֶ֛תֶרand [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
אָחָ֖זAhaz
ʾachazH271 →42 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֑הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
הֲלֹא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֵ֣ם[are] they
hemH1992 →553 times
כְּתוּבִ֗יםwritten
ketuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
סֵ֛פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַיָּמִ֖יםthe days
haiyamimH3117 →2304 times
לְמַלְכֵ֥יof [the] kings of
lemalkheiH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 28:26As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 16:19–20
As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 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…
- 2 Chronicles 27:7–9
As 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 Kings 16:19–20
Through
1 Kings 14:29As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 12:15–16
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…
- 1 Kings 11:41
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 15:23
Now 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…
- 1 Kings 14:19
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 12:15–16
Through
2 Kings 15:36As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 27:4–9
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
- 2 Chronicles 27:4–9
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.