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So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
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The Purpose of the Records
Commentators explain that the "book of the kings of Israel" mentioned here refers not to the biblical books of Kings, but to official state annals or records. These detailed genealogies were preserved to provide a practical blueprint for the returning exiles, helping them re-establish their community and heritage in an orderly fashion.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rather, So all Israel were reckoned ... the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their transgressions.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies Not now by the writer of this book in the preceding chapters; for two of …
This chapter expresses that one end of recording all these genealogies was to direct the Jews, when they returned from captivity, with whom to unit…
