Bible Strands
2 Kings 13:12
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative compiler addresses the reader at the conclusion of King Jehoash’s reign, immediately before recording his death and burial in Samaria. It functions as a literary transition between Jehoash’s reign and the accession of Jeroboam II.
The words — The phrase וְ/יֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י (Ye.ter div.Rei) literally renders “the rest of the matters,” while וּ/גְב֣וּרָת֔/וֹ (u./ge.Vu.ra.T/o) translates to “and his might.” These terms frame the chronicler’s reference to Jehoash’s unfinished historical record.
The thread — The reference to the “Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel” appears in adjacent passages to point readers to external royal archives (2 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 14:25). The war against Amaziah mentioned here directly precedes the conflict recorded in 2 Kings 14:8–14.
Why it lands — The text states that Jehoash’s full record exists in an external archive rather than within the current narrative. It asks the reader to recognize the limits of the biblical account and to accept the chronicler’s editorial boundaries without demanding omitted details.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 13:14 When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
- 2 Kings 14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
- 2 Kings 14:25 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
- 2 Chronicles 25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.