Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 36:8
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler concludes the account of Jehoiakim’s reign immediately after noting Nebuchadnezzar’s removal of temple vessels. The narrative then records the transition of the throne to Jehoiachin.
The words — The term וְ/יֶתֶר (ve./ye.Ter) literally means “and [the] rest of,” functioning as a standard scholarly marker that points to an external archive. The verb עָשׂה ('a.Sah) denotes the specific acts committed, which the text states were formally recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
The thread — This citation formula matches 2 Kings 24:5, while the succession notice corresponds to 1 Chronicles 3:16 and Jeremiah 22:24 regarding Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.
Why it lands — The verse explicitly defers to a lost historical record rather than detailing Jehoiakim’s offenses, requiring the reader to accept the biblical text’s boundaries and recognize the uninterrupted royal lineage despite the kingdom’s collapse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 24:5 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 1 Chronicles 3:16 The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
- Jeremiah 22:24 “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
- Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
- Matthew 1:11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.