2 Kings 1:18

18 The rest of the events of Ahaziah's [reign], along with his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.^[a]

2 Kings 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 1:18

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did
During his two years' reign, which yet were imperfect, and his acts must be but few:

are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?
in which were written his father Ahab's also, and his predecessors', see ( 1 Kings 22:39 ) .

2 Kings 1:18 In-Context

16 Then Elijah said to King Ahaziah, "This is what the Lord says: 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron-is it because there is no God in Israel for you to inquire of His will? You will not get up from your sickbed; you will certainly die.' "

17 Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Since he had no son, Joram became king in his place. [This happened] in the second year of Judah's King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat.

18 The rest of the events of Ahaziah's [reign], along with his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.

Footnotes

• [a] LXX adds 4 more vv. here, which essentially duplicate the information in 2 Kg 3:1-3.