2-Kings - 16:19



19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Kings 16:19.

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Now the rest of the acts of Achaz, which he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?
And the rest of the matters of Ahaz that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Now the rest of the things which Ahaz did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah?
Now the rest of the words of Ahaz that he did, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?

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Historical Commentaries

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The rest of the acts of Ahaz - Such as are described in Isaiah 7:10-13; 2-Chronicles 28:23-25; 2-Chronicles 29:3, 2-Chronicles 29:7.

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Some others are written in the canonical book of Chronicles, 2-Chronicles 28:1 and were, it is highly probable, in the annals of the kings of Judah, now lost.

Conclusion of the reign of Ahaz. According to 2-Chronicles 28:27, he was buried in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

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