2 Kings 8:23
in 2 Kings 8As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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ASV
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
KJV
And the rest of the acts of Joram, 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 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Not in the canonical book of Chronicles, though some of his acts are recorded there, see 2Ch 21:1 but in the annals of the kings of Judah, written by persons appointed for that purpose.
This site's exposition
the acts of Joram
on 2 Kings 8:23-24
The chronicle formula that closes nearly every reign in this book points the reader past the text in hand to a fuller record, the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah, now lost to us. Joram is buried with his fathers in the city of David, the family tomb his own evil did not forfeit him, and Ahaziah his son reigns in his stead. The narrator spends no verse mourning him, moving straight from death to succession in one sentence.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. As among common persons there are some that we call little men, who make no figure, are little regarded, as less valued, so among kings there are some whom, in comparison with others, we may call little kings.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Are they not written in the book of the chronicles - Several remarkable particulars relative to Joram may be found in 2 Chron. 21.
The words behind it
15 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 |
| יוֹרָ֖ם | yoram | Joram | H3141 → | 20 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֑ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הֲלֽוֹא־ | 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
יוֹרָ֖םJoram
yoramH3141 →20 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֑הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
הֲלֽוֹא־¿ 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
1 Kings 11:41As 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?
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 9:29–31
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…
- 2 Chronicles 9:29–31
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
- 1 Kings 22:45
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of…
- 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.
- 1 Kings 22:45
Through
1 Kings 15:23Now 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…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 15:7–8
As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between…
- 2 Chronicles 16:11–14
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.
- 1 Kings 15:7–8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, Bible History: Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.