Bible Strands
2 Kings 12:19
As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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Study note
Setting — The narrator addresses the reader at the conclusion of Joash’s reign, immediately after Joash sends temple and palace gold to Hazael and before his assassination by his own servants.
The words — וְיֶתֶר (ve-Yeter, "and the rest of") and דִּבְרֵי (divrei, "the matters/records of") frame the verse’s focus on the unrecorded details of Joash’s reign. הֲלוֹא (ha-lo', "are they not") introduces the rhetorical question pointing to an external source.
The thread — This formulaic reference to royal chronicles appears in 1 Kings 14:29, 1 Kings 11:41, and 1 Kings 14:19, consistently directing readers to official court records for full reign details.
Why it lands — The verse asks whether Joash’s unrecorded acts are not preserved in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, establishing that the biblical text is an excerpt from a larger archival record and requiring the reader to accept the canon’s deliberate brevity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 14:29 As 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?
- 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 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 Kings 8:23 As 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?