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Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
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A Reference to Lost Records
Commentators note this verse is a standard concluding formula, pointing to a more detailed but now-lost source called 'the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.' This indicates the biblical author was working as a historian, summarizing events from official state records.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The rest of the acts of Pekah - On these, see the note on 2 Kings 16:5.
19th Century
Anglican
THE REIGN OF PEKAH, SON OF REMALIAH, IN SAMARIA.
Reigned twenty years. —This does not agree with …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the rest of the acts of Pekah Not recorded here, were to be read in the book of chronicles of the kings so often…
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