2 Chronicles 20:34

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
rest	וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ ve.Ye.ter	H3499	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
acts	דִּבְרֵ֣י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט ye.ho.sha.Fat	H3092	Jehoshaphat · proper noun, a man's name
first	הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים ha.ri.sho.Nim	H7223	first · definite article + ordinal number, masculine plural absolute
last	וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים ve.ha.'a.cha.ro.Nim	H314	hinder · conjunction + definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
written	כְּתוּבִ֗ים ke.tu.Vim	H3789	to grave · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
book	בְּדִבְרֵי֙ be.div.Rei	H1697	a word · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Jehu	יֵה֣וּא ye.Hu'	H3058	Jehu · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hanani	חֲנָ֔נִי cha.Na.ni	H2607	Chanani · proper noun, a man's name
mentioned	הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה ho.'a.Lah	H5927	to ascend · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
book	סֵ֖פֶר Se.fer	H5612	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
kings	מַלְכֵ֥י mal.Khei	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 16:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that…
1 Kings 16:7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the…
2 Chronicles 12:15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealog…
2 Chronicles 13:22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
2 Chronicles 16:11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

We are now drawing towards the close of the history of Jehoshaphat's reign, for a further account of which those who lived when this book was published were referred to an authentic history of it, written by Jehu the prophet (Ch2 19:2), which was then extant, Ch2 20:34. This was the general character of his reign, that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, kept close to the worship of God himself and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But two things are here to be lamented: - 1. The people still retained a partiality for the high places, Ch2 20:33. Those that were erected to the honour of strange gods were taken away (Ch2 17:6); but those where the true God was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:33

the high places were not taken away--Those on which idolatry was practised were entirely destroyed (Ch2 17:6); but those where the people, notwithstanding the erection of the temple, continued to worship the true God, prudence required to be slowly and gradually abolished, in deference to popular prejudice.

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:34

In the book of Jehu - This is totally lost, though it is evident that it was in being when the books of Chronicles were written.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:34

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last,.... Those that were done at the beginning, and those that were done at the latter end of his reign: behold, they are written in the book of Jehu, the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel; see 1 Kings 16:1, the same that reproved Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 19:2. He wrote a book of his own times, and which was so much esteemed, according to Kimchi, that it was written with, or put along with, the book of the kings of Israel, for so he interprets the phrase; but the Targum understands it of Jehu being the king's historiographer, who had the care and oversight of the diary, journal, or annals of the kings of I…

Dictionary and topics

Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
Hanani — God has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria,…
Jehoshaphat — Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, “recorder” or annalist…
Jehu — Jehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr. 2:38). (2.) One of the Benjamite slingers that joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) The son of Hanani, a prophet of Judah (1…
Books · Not extant, but mentioned in scripture: Jehu the son of Hanani — Not extant, but mentioned in scripture: Jehu the son of Hanani
Hanani · 3. Father of Jehu the prophet — 3. Father of Jehu the prophet
Jehu · 1. The prophet wbo announced the wrath of Jehovah against Baasha, king of Israel — 1. The prophet wbo announced the wrath of Jehovah against Baasha, king of Israel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 20:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:33

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:34

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:34

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 20:34

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:33

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:34

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:34

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 20:32-33

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 20:34