2 Kings 15:36
in 2 Kings 15As 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?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that 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 Jotham, and all that 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 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verse"In the second year of King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel, King Jotham son of Uzziah of Judah began to reign." After rising to power in that year, Jotham administered the government [of Judah] for sixteen years, earning great praise. While the second book …
This site's exposition
according to all that his father Uzziah had done
on 2 Kings 15:34-36
Jotham earns the same right verdict his father did, and the same qualification follows him, the high places were not removed, this chapter's second use of that formula after verse 4. He is credited with one specific work, the higher gate of the house of the Lord, a rare case in these short notices where a king's own building is named rather than only summarized. The closing formula points to a fuller record in the chronicles of the kings of Judah, the same source cited for every king in this chapter.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The history of many of the kings of Israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murders were their successors. Zachariah, the last of the house of Jehu, reigned six months, and then was slain and succeeded by Shallum,
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Of which mention is often made by the inspired historians; some of Jotham's other acts are recorded in the canonical book of Chronicles, 2Ch 27:1.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham - These acts are distinctly stated in 2Ch 27:1-9. He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much on the wall of Ophel. He built cities in the mountains of Judah; and in the forests he built castles and towers. He overthrew the Ammonites; and obliged them to give him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley, for three consecutive years. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years.
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 |
| יוֹתָ֖ם | yotam | Jotham | H3147 → | 24 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
יוֹתָ֖םJotham
yotamH3147 →24 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.
About 2 Kings

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 15:32; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
