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Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren`t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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A Selective History
Commentators note that this verse is a standard formula used by the author of Kings. It indicates that the biblical account is a selective, theological history, not an exhaustive political record. The author points to another, now-lost source, 'the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel,' for more details on Nadab's reign, much like a modern historian citing sources.
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Reformed Baptist
Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did In his short reign, which yet were more than here related:
Presbyterian
During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; …
