16:17 q 1 Kin. 7:27–29
16:17 r 1 Kin. 7:23–25
16:20 s 2 Chr. 28:27
2 Kings 17
17:1 a 2 Kin. 15:30
17:3 b 2 Kin. 18:9–12
17:3 c 2 Kin. 24:1
17:5 d 2 Kin. 18:9; Hos. 13:16
17:6 e 2 Kin. 18:10, 11; Is. 7:7–9; Hos. 1:4; 13:16; Amos 4:2
17:6 f Lev. 26:32, 33; (Deut. 28:36, 64; 29:27, 28)
17:6 g 1 Chr. 5:26
17:7 h (Josh. 23:16)
17:7 i Judg. 6:10
17:8 j (Lev. 18:3; Deut. 18:9); 2 Kin. 16:3
17:9 k 2 Kin. 18:8
17:9 1 Places for pagan worship
17:10 l 1 Kin. 14:23; Is. 57:5
17:10 m (Ex. 34:12–14; Deut. 16:21); Mic. 5:14
17:10 n (Deut. 12:2); 2 Kin. 16:4
17:10 2 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities
17:12 o (Ex. 20:3–5; Lev. 26:1; Deut. 5:7, 8)
17:12 p (Deut. 4:19)
17:13 q Neh. 9:29, 30
17:13 r 1 Sam. 9:9
17:13 s (Jer. 18:11; 25:5; 35:15; Ezek. 18:31)
17:14 t Ex. 32:9; 33:3; Deut. 31:27; (Prov. 29:1; Acts 7:51)
17:14 u Deut. 9:23; Ps. 78:22
17:15 v Jer. 44:3
17:15 w Ex. 24:6–8; Deut. 29:25
17:15 x Deut. 32:21; 1 Kin. 16:31; (1 Cor. 8:4)
17:15 y 2 Chr. 13:7; Jer. 2:5; (Rom. 1:21–23)
17:15 z (Deut. 12:30, 31)
17:16 a Ex. 32:8; 1 Kin. 12:28
17:16 b (1 Kin. 14:15)
17:16 c (Deut. 4:19)
17:16 d 1 Kin. 16:31; 22:53
17:17 e (Lev. 18:21); 2 Kin. 16:3; Ezek. 23:37
17:17 f (Lev. 19:26; Deut. 18:10–12)
17:17 g 1 Kin. 21:20
17:18 h 1 Kin. 11:13, 32
17:19 i Jer. 3:8
17:20 j Judg. 2:14; 2 Kin. 13:3; 15:29
17:20 k 2 Kin. 24:20
17:21 l 1 Kin. 11:11, 31
17:21 m 1 Kin. 12:20, 28
17:23 n 1 Kin. 14:16; Is. 8:4
17:23 o 2 Kin. 17:6
17:24 p Ezra 4:2, 10
17:24 q 2 Kin. 18:34
17:29 r 1 Kin. 12:31; 13:32
17:30 s 2 Kin. 17:24
17:31 t Ezra 4:9
17:31 u (Lev. 18:21; Deut. 12:31)
17:32 v 1 Kin. 12:31; 13:33
17:32 3 Places for pagan worship
17:33 w Zeph. 1:5
17:34 x Gen. 32:28; 35:10
17:35 y Judg. 6:10
17:35 z (Ex. 20:5)
17:36 a Ex. 14:15–30
17:36 b Ex. 6:6; 9:15
17:36 c (Deut. 10:20)
17:37 d Deut. 5:32
17:38 e Deut. 4:23; 6:12
17:41 f 2 Kin. 17:32, 33
2 Kings 18
18:1 a 2 Kin. 17:1
18:1 b 2 Chr. 28:27; 29:1
18:2 c Is. 38:5
18:2 1 Abijah, 2 Chr. 29:1.
18:4 d 2 Chr. 31:1
18:4 e Num. 21:5–9
18:4 2 Places for pagan worship
18:4 3 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
18:4 4 Lit. Bronze Thing, also similar to Heb. nahash, serpent
18:5 f 2 Kin. 19:10; (Job 13:15; Ps. 13:5)
18:5 g 2 Kin. 23:25
18:6 h Deut. 10:20; Josh. 23:8
18:7 i (2 Chr. 15:2)
18:7 j Gen. 39:2, 3; 1 Sam. 18:5, 14; Ps. 60:12
18:7 k 2 Kin. 16:7
18:8 l 1 Chr. 4:41; 2 Chr. 28:18; Is. 14:29
18:8 m 2 Kin. 17:9
18:8 5 Lit. struck
18:9 n 2 Kin. 17:3
18:10 o 2 Kin. 17:6
18:11 p 2 Kin. 17:6; Hos. 1:4; Amos 4:2
18:11 q 1 Chr. 5:26
18:12 r 2 Kin. 17:7–18
18:13 s 2 Chr. 32:1; Is. 36:1—39:8
18:15 t 1 Kin. 15:18, 19; 2 Kin. 12:18; 16:8
18:16 6 Lit. them
18:17 u 2 Kin. 20:20
18:17 v Is. 7:3
18:17 7 A title, probably Commander in Chief
18:17 8 A title, probably Chief Officer
18:17 9 A title, probably Chief of Staff or Governor
18:18 w 2 Kin. 19:2; Is. 22:20
18:18 10 secretary
18:19 x 2 Chr. 32:10; (Ps. 118:8, 9)
18:20 11 Lit. a word of the lips
18:21 y Is. 30:2–7; Ezek. 29:6, 7
18:22 z 2 Kin. 18:4; 2 Chr. 31:1; 32:12
18:22 12 Places for pagan worship
18:26 a Is. 36:11—39:8
18:26 b Ezra 4:7; Dan. 2:4
18:26 13 Lit. Judean
18:28 14 Lit. Judean
18:29 c 2 Chr. 32:15
18:31 d 1 Kin. 4:20, 25
18:31 15 By paying tribute
18:32 e Deut. 8:7–9; 11:12
18:33 f 2 Kin. 19:12; Is. 10:10, 11
18:34 g 2 Kin. 19:13
18:34 h 2 Kin. 17:24
18:35 i Dan. 3:15
18:37 j Is. 33:7
2 Kings 19
19:1 a 2 Kin. 18:13; 2 Chr. 32:20–22; Is. 37:1
19:1 b Ps. 69:11
19:3 1 give birth
19:4 c 2 Sam. 16:12
19:4 d 2 Kin. 18:35
19:4 e Ps. 50:21
19:6 f Is. 37:6
19:6 g (Ps. 112:7)
19:6 h 2 Kin. 18:17
19:7 i 2 Kin. 19:35–37; Jer. 51:1
19:8 j 2 Kin. 18:14, 17
19:9 k 1 Sam. 23:27; Is. 37:9
19:10 l 2 Kin. 18:5
19:12 m 2 Kin. 18:33, 34
19:12 n Ezek. 27:23
19:13 o 2 Kin. 18:34
19:14 p Is. 37:14
19:15 q Ex. 25:22; Ps. 80:1; Is. 37:16
19:15 r (Is. 44:6)
19:16 s Ps. 31:2; Is. 37:17
19:16 t 1 Kin. 8:29; 2 Chr. 6:40
19:16 u 2 Kin. 19:4
19:18 v (Is. 44:9–20; Jer. 10:3–5)
19:18 w Ps. 115:4; Jer. 10:3; (Acts 17:29)
19:19 x Ps. 83:18
19:19 y 1 Kin. 8:42, 43
19:20 z Is. 37:21
19:20 a 2 Kin. 20:5; Ps. 65:2
19:21 b Jer. 14:17; Lam. 2:13
19:21 c Ps. 22:7, 8
19:22 d Jer. 51:5
19:23 e 2 Kin. 18:17
19:23 f Ps. 20:7
19:24 g Is. 19:6
19:25 h (Is. 45:7)
19:25 i Is. 10:5, 6
19:26 j Ps. 129:6
19:27 k Ps. 139:1–3; Is. 37:28
19:28 l Job 41:2; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4; Amos 4:2
19:28 m 2 Kin. 19:33, 36
19:29 n Ex. 3:12; 1 Sam. 2:34; 2 Kin. 20:8, 9; Is. 7:11–14; Luke 2:12
19:29 2 Without cultivation
19:30 o 2 Kin. 19:4; 2 Chr. 32:22, 23
19:31 p 2 Kin. 25:26; Is. 9:7
19:31 3 So with many Heb. mss. and ancient vss. (cf. Is. 37:32); MT omits of hosts
19:32 q Is. 8:7–10
19:34 r 2 Kin. 20:6; 2 Chr. 32:21
19:34 s Is. 31:5
19:34 t 1 Kin. 11:12, 13
19:35 u Ex. 12:29; Is. 10:12–19; 37:36; Hos. 1:7
19:35 4 Or Angel
19:36 v Gen. 10:11
19:37 w 2 Kin. 17:31
19:37 x 2 Kin. 19:7; 2 Chr. 32:21
19:37 y Ezra 4:2
2 Kings 20
20:1 a 2 Kin. 18:13; 2 Chr. 32:24; Is. 38:1–22
20:3 b 2 Kin. 18:3–6; Neh. 13:22
20:5 c 1 Sam. 9:16; 10:1
20:5 d 2 Kin. 19:20; Ps. 65:2
20:5 e Ps. 39:12; 56:8
20:6 f 2 Kin. 19:34; 2 Chr. 32:21
20:7 g Is. 38:21
20:8 h Judg. 6:17, 37, 39; Is. 7:11, 14; 38:22
20:9 i Num. 23:19; Is. 38:7, 8
20:10 1 Lit. steps
20:11 j Josh. 10:12–14; Is. 38:8
20:11 2 Lit. steps
20:12 k 2 Kin. 8:8, 9; 2 Chr. 32:31; Is. 39:1–8
20:12 3 Merodach-Baladan, Is. 39:1
20:13 l 2 Kin. 16:9; 2 Chr. 32:27, 31
20:13 4 So with many Heb. mss., Syr., Tg.; MT omits all
20:13 5 Lit. the house of his armor
20:15 m 2 Kin. 20:13
20:17 n 2 Kin. 24:13; 25:13–15; 2 Chr. 36:10; Jer. 27:21, 22; 52:17
20:18 o 2 Kin. 24:12; 2 Chr. 33:11
20:18 p Dan. 1:3–7
20:18 q Dan. 1:11, 18
20:18 6 be born from
20:19 r 1 Sam. 3:18
20:20 s 2 Chr. 32:32
20:20 t Neh. 3:16
20:20 u 2 Kin. 18:17; Is. 7:3
20:20 v 2 Chr. 32:3, 30
20:20 7 aqueduct
20:21 w 2 Kin. 16:20; 2 Chr. 32:33
20:21 8 Died and joined his ancestors
2 Kings 21
21:1 a 2 Chr. 33:1–9
21:2 b 2 Kin. 16:3
21:3 c 2 Kin. 18:4, 22
21:3 d 1 Kin. 16:31–33
21:3 e (Deut. 4:19; 17:2–5); 2 Kin. 17:16; 23:5
21:3 1 Places for pagan worship
21:3 2 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
21:3 3 The gods of the Assyrians
21:4 f Jer. 7:30; 32:34
21:4 g 1 Kin. 11:13
21:5 h 1 Kin. 6:36; 7:12; 2 Kin. 23:12
21:6 i (Lev. 18:21; 20:2); 2 Kin. 16:3; 17:17
21:6 j Lev. 19:26, 31; (Deut. 18:10–14); 2 Kin. 17:17
21:7 k 2 Sam. 7:13; 1 Kin. 8:29; 9:3; 2 Kin. 23:27; 2 Chr. 7:12, 16; Jer. 32:34
21:7 4 A Canaanite goddess
21:7 5 Temple
21:8 l 2 Sam. 7:10; (2 Kin. 18:11, 12)
21:9 m (Prov. 29:12)
21:10 n 2 Kin. 17:13
21:11 o 2 Kin. 23:26, 27; 24:3, 4
21:11 p 1 Kin. 21:26
21:11 q Gen. 15:16
21:11 r 2 Kin. 21:9
21:12 s 1 Sam. 3:11; Jer. 19:3
21:13 t Lam. 2:8; Amos 7:7, 8
21:13 u 2 Kin. 22:16–19; 25:4–11
21:14 v Jer. 6:9
21:16 w 2 Kin. 24:4
21:17 x 2 Chr. 33:11–19
21:17 y 2 Kin. 20:21
21:18 z 2 Chr. 33:20
21:18 6 Died and joined his ancestors
21:19 a 2 Chr. 33:21–23
21:20 b 2 Kin. 21:2–6, 11, 16
21:22 c Judg. 2:12, 13; 1 Kin. 11:33; 1 Chr. 28:9
21:23 d 1 Chr. 3:14; 2 Chr. 33:24, 25; Matt. 1:10
21:23 e 2 Kin. 12:20; 14:19
21:24 f 2 Kin. 14:5
2 Kings 22
22:1 a 1 Kin. 13:2; 2 Chr. 34:1
22:1 b Josh. 15:39
22:2 c Deut. 5:32; Josh. 1:7
22:3 d 2 Chr. 34:8
22:4 e 2 Kin. 12:4
22:4 f 2 Kin. 12:9, 10
22:5 g 2 Kin. 12:11–14
22:7 h 2 Kin. 12:15; (1 Cor. 4:2)
22:8 i Deut. 31:24–26; 2 Chr. 34:14
22:9 1 Lit. poured out
22:12 j 2 Kin. 25:22; Jer. 26:24
22:12 2 Abdon the son of Micah, 2 Chr. 34:20
22:13 k (Deut. 29:23–28; 31:17, 18)
22:14 l 2 Chr. 34:22
22:16 m Deut. 29:27; (Dan. 9:11–14)
22:17 n Deut. 29:25–27; 2 Kin. 21:22
22:18 o 2 Chr. 34:26
22:19 p 1 Sam. 24:5; (Ps. 51:17; Is. 57:15)
22:19 q Ex. 10:3; 1 Kin. 21:29; (2 Chr. 7:14)
22:19 r Lev. 26:31, 32
22:19 s Jer. 26:6; 44:22
22:20 t 2 Kin. 23:30; (Ps. 37:37; Is. 57:1, 2)
22:20 3 Cause you to join your ancestors in death
22:20 4 Die a natural death
2 Kings 23
23:1 a 2 Sam. 19:11; 2 Chr. 34:29, 30
23:2 b Deut. 31:10–13
23:2 c 2 Kin. 22:8
23:3 d 2 Kin. 11:14
23:3 e 2 Kin. 11:17
23:4 f 2 Kin. 25:18; Jer. 52:24
23:4 g 2 Kin. 21:3–7
23:4 1 A Canaanite goddess
23:4 2 The gods of the Assyrians
23:5 h 2 Kin. 21:3
23:5 3 Of the Zodiac
23:6 i 2 Kin. 21:7
23:6 j Ex. 32:20
23:6 k 2 Chr. 34:4
23:6 4 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
23:7 l 1 Kin. 14:24; 15:12
23:7 m Ex. 35:25, 26; Ezek. 16:16
23:7 n Ex. 38:8
23:7 5 Lit. houses
23:7 6 Heb. qedeshim, those practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
23:8 o Josh. 21:17; 1 Kin. 15:22
23:9 p (Ezek. 44:10–14)
23:9 q 1 Sam. 2:36
23:10 r Is. 30:33; Jer. 7:31, 32
23:10 s Josh. 15:8
23:10 t (Lev. 18:21; Deut. 18:10); Ezek. 23:37–39
23:10 u 2 Kin. 21:6
23:10 7 Kt. Sons
23:11 8 given
23:12 v Jer. 19:13; Zeph. 1:5
23:12 w 2 Kin. 21:5; 2 Chr. 33:5
23:13 x 1 Kin. 11:5–7
23:13 9 Places for pagan worship
23:13 10 Lit. right of
23:13 11 The Mount of Olives
23:14 y (Ex. 23:24; Deut. 7:5–25)
23:15 z 1 Kin. 12:28–33
23:15 12 A place for pagan worship
23:16 a 1 Kin. 13:2
23:17 b 1 Kin. 13:1, 30, 31
23:18 c 1 Kin. 13:11, 31
23:19 d 2 Chr. 34:6, 7
23:19 13 Lit. houses
23:19 14 Places for pagan worship
23:19 15 So with LXX, Syr., Vg.; MT, Tg. omit the LORD
23:20 e 1 Kin. 13:2
23:20 f (Ex. 22:20); 1 Kin. 18:40; 2 Kin. 10:25; 11:18
23:20 g 2 Chr. 34:5
23:20 16 Places for pagan worship
23:21 h Num. 9:5; Josh. 5:10; 2 Chr. 35:1
23:21 i Ex. 12:3; Lev. 23:5; Num. 9:2; Deut. 16:2–8
23:22 j 2 Chr. 35:18, 19
23:24 k (Lev. 19:31; 20:27); Deut. 18:11
23:24 l 2 Kin. 22:8
23:25 m 2 Kin. 18:5
23:26 n 2 Kin. 21:11, 12; 24:3, 4; Jer. 15:4
23:27 o 2 Kin. 17:18, 20; 18:11; 21:13
23:27 p 1 Kin. 8:29; 9:3; 2 Kin. 21:4, 7
23:29 q 2 Chr. 35:20; Jer. 2:16; 46:2
23:29 r Judg. 5:19; Zech. 12:11
23:29 s 2 Kin. 14:8
23:29 17 Or to attack, Heb. al can mean together with or against
23:30 t 2 Chr. 35:24; 2 Kin. 22:20
23:30 u 2 Chr. 36:1–4
23:31 v 1 Chr. 3:15; Jer. 22:11
23:31 w 2 Kin. 24:18
23:33 x 2 Kin. 25:6; Jer. 52:27
23:34 y 2 Chr. 36:4
23:34 z 2 Kin. 24:17; Dan. 1:7
23:34 a Matt. 1:11
23:34 b Jer. 22:11, 12; Ezek. 19:3, 4
23:34 18 Jehoahaz
23:35 c 2 Kin. 23:33
23:36 d 2 Chr. 36:5; Jer. 22:18, 19; 26:1
2 Kings 24
24:1 a 2 Chr. 36:6; Jer. 25:1, 9; Dan. 1:1
24:1 b 2 Kin. 20:14
24:2 c Jer. 25:9; 32:28; 35:11; Ezek. 19:8
24:2 d 2 Kin. 20:17; 21:12–14; 23:27
24:2 1 troops
24:3 e 2 Kin. 21:2, 11; 23:26
24:4 f 2 Kin. 21:16
24:6 g 2 Chr. 36:6, 8; Jer. 22:18, 19
24:7 h Jer. 37:5–7
24:7 i Jer. 46:2
24:8 j 1 Chr. 3:16; 2 Chr. 36:9
24:8 2 Jeconiah, 1 Chr. 3:16; Jer. 24:1; or Coniah, Jer. 22:24, 28
24:10 k Dan. 1:1
24:10 3 Lit. came into siege
24:12 l Jer. 22:24–30; 24:1; 29:1, 2; Ezek. 17:12
24:12 m 2 Chr. 36:10
24:13 n 2 Kin. 20:17; Is. 39:6
24:13 o Dan. 5:2, 3
24:13 p Jer. 20:5
24:14 q Is. 3:2, 3; Jer. 24:1
24:14 r 2 Kin. 24:16; Jer. 52:28
24:14 s 1 Sam. 13:19
24:14 t 2 Kin. 25:12
24:15 u 2 Chr. 36:10; Esth. 2:6; Jer. 22:24–28; Ezek. 17:12
24:16 v Jer. 52:28
24:17 w Jer. 37:1
24:17 x 1 Chr. 3:15; 2 Chr. 36:10
24:17 y 2 Chr. 36:4
24:17 4 Lit. his
24:18 z 2 Chr. 36:11; Jer. 52:
1
24:18 a 2 Kin. 23:31
24:19 b 2 Chr. 36:12
24:20 c 2 Chr. 36:13; Ezek. 17:15
2 Kings 25
25:1 a 2 Chr. 36:17; Jer. 6:6; 34:2; Ezek. 4:2; 24:1, 2; Hab. 1:6
25:3 b 2 Kin. 6:24, 25; Is. 3:1; Jer. 39:2; Lam. 4:9, 10
25:4 c Jer. 39:2
25:4 d Jer. 39:4–7; Ezek. 12:12
25:4 1 Lit. he
25:4 2 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley
25:6 e 2 Kin. 23:33; Jer. 52:9
25:7 f Jer. 39:7; Ezek. 17:16
25:7 3 blinded
25:8 g Jer. 52:12
25:8 h 2 Kin. 24:12
25:8 i Jer. 39:9
25:9 j 2 Kin. 25:13; 2 Chr. 36:19; Ps. 79:1; Jer. 7:14
25:9 k Jer. 39:8
25:9 l Jer. 17:27
25:10 m 2 Kin. 14:13; Neh. 1:3
25:11 n Is. 1:9; Jer. 5:19; 39:9
25:12 o 2 Kin. 24:14; Jer. 39:10; 40:7; 52:16
25:13 p Jer. 52:17
25:13 q 1 Kin. 7:15
25:13 r 1 Kin. 7:27
25:13 s 1 Kin. 7:23
25:13 t 2 Kin. 20:17; Jer. 27:19–22
25:14 u Ex. 27:3; 1 Kin. 7:45
25:16 v 1 Kin. 7:47
25:17 w 1 Kin. 7:15–22; Jer. 52:21
25:17 4 About 27 feet
25:18 x Jer. 39:9–13; 52:12–16, 24
25:18 y 1 Chr. 6:14; Ezra 7:1
25:18 z Jer. 21:1; 29:25, 29
25:19 a Esth. 1:14; Jer. 52:25
25:19 5 Lit. those seeing the king’s face
25:21 b Lev. 26:33; Deut. 28:36, 64; 2 Kin. 23:27
25:22 c 2 Kin. 22:12
25:22 d Is. 1:9; Jer. 40:5
25:23 e Jer. 40:7–9
25:23 6 Jezaniah, Jer. 40:8
25:25 f Jer. 41:1–3
25:26 g 2 Kin. 19:31; Jer. 43:4–7
25:27 h 2 Kin. 24:12, 15; Jer. 52:31–34
25:27 i Gen. 40:13, 20
25:27 7 Lit. Man of Marduk
25:29 j 2 Sam. 9:7
25:29 8 Food
25:30 9 Lit. allowance
25:30 10 Lit. allowance
Introduction to First and Second Chronicles
Title
The original title in the Hebrew Bible read “The annals (i.e., events or happenings) of the days.” First and Second Chronicles were comprised of one book until later divided into separate books in the Greek OT translation, the Septuagint (LXX), ca. 200 B.C. The title also changed at that time to the inaccurate title, “the things omitted,” i.e., reflecting material not in 1, 2 Samuel and 1, 2 Kings. The English title “Chronicles” originated with Jerome’s Latin Vulgate translation (ca. 400 A.D.), which used the fuller title “The Chronicles of the Entire Sacred History.”
Author and Date
Neither 1 nor 2 Chronicles contains direct statements regarding the human author, though Jewish tradition strongly favors Ezra the priest (cf. Ezra 7:1–6) as “the chronicler.” These records were most likely recorded ca. 450–430 B.C. The genealogical record in 1 Chr. 1–9 supports a date after 450 B.C. for the writing. The NT does not directly quote either 1 or 2 Chronicles.
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