2 Kings 18:5

18:5 He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; in this regard there was none like him among the kings of Judah either before or after.¹

2 Kings 25:15

25:15 The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers² and basins.

2 Kings 10:5

10:5 So the palace supervisor,³ the city commissioner,⁴ the leaders,⁵ and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects!⁶ Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.”⁷

2 Kings 10:29

A Summary of Jehu’s Reign

10:29 However, Jehu did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam son of Nebat had encouraged Israel to commit; the golden calves remained in Bethel⁸ and Dan.⁹

2 Kings 14:15

14:15 The rest of the events of Jehoash’s¹⁰ reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.¹¹

2 Kings 14:28

14:28 The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign, including all his accomplishments, his military success in restoring Israelite control over Damascus and Hamath, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.¹²

2 Kings 17:13

17:13 The Lord solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers, “Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.”¹³

2 Kings 20:17

20:17 ‘Look, a time is¹⁴ coming when everything in your palace and the things your ancestors have accumulated to this day will be carried away to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.

2 Kings 20:20

20:20 The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign and all his accomplishments, including how he built a pool and conduit to bring¹⁵ water into the city, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.¹⁶

¹tn Heb “and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, and those who were before him.”

²sn These held the embers used for the incense offerings.

³tn Heb “the one who was over the house.”

⁴tn Heb “the one who was over the city.”

⁵tn Or “elders.”

⁶tn Heb “servants.”

⁷tn Heb “Do what is good in your eyes.”

⁴map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁵tn Heb “Except the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, Jehu did not turn aside from after them – the golden calves which [were in] Bethel and which [were] in Dan.”

⁵sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

⁶tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehoash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

⁶tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jeroboam, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?” The phrase “to Judah” is probably not original; it may be a scribal addition by a Judahite scribe who was trying to link Jeroboam’s conquests with the earlier achievements of David and Solomon, who ruled in Judah. The Syriac Peshitta has simply “to Israel.” M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 162) offer this proposal, but acknowledge that it is “highly speculative.”

⁷tn Heb “obey my commandments and rules according to all the law which I commanded your fathers and which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”

⁸tn Heb “days are.”

⁹tn Heb “and he brought.”

¹⁰tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Hezekiah, and all his strength, and how he made a pool and a conduit and brought water to the city, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah?”