Bible Strands
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 Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The Chronicler addresses his audience at the close of Solomon’s reign, placing the statement immediately before the summary of Solomon’s forty-year rule.
The words — The Hebrew שְׁאָר (she’ar) means “rest” or “remainder,” and כְּתוּבִים (ketuvim) literally means “written.” Combined with the rhetorical particle הֲלֹא (halo), the phrase functions as a confirmation that Solomon’s complete record is preserved in specific documents.
The thread — This literary formula parallels 1 Chronicles 29:29’s citation of Samuel’s records for David and aligns with 1 Kings 11:41’s reference to the Book of the Acts of Solomon. The Chronicler repeatedly grounds Israel’s royal history in prophetic sources like the writings of Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo.
Why it lands — The text asks readers to acknowledge that the biblical narrative relies on external, now-lost archives rather than claiming exhaustive knowledge. It requires accepting the author’s claim that complete records exist without demanding their restoration or adding to them.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
Cross-references
- 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 11:29 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 were alone in the open field.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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 Jeroboam throughout their days.
- 2 Chronicles 13:22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
- 2 Samuel 7:1 After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
- 2 Samuel 12:25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
- 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 1:10 But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.