King James Version
What Does 2 Kings 1:18 Mean?
“Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?”
Context
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And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
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So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
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Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(18) **The acts.**—*Dibrê, i.e.*, history.
**Which he did.**—Some MSS. and the Syriac read “and all that he did,” which seems correct.
**The book of the chronicles of the kings.**—See Introduction, and 1Kings 14:19.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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