2 Kings 13:12

12 ¹Now the rest of the acts of Joash ²and all that he did, ³and the might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

2 Kings 13:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:12

And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did
Though none of his acts as yet are recorded, but his sinful ones:

and his might;
or valiant actions in war with the Syrians, ( 2 Kings 13:25 ) ,

and wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah;
of which there is an account in the following chapter:

are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?
in the history of the transactions of their reigns.

2 Kings 13:12 In-Context

10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.

11 He also did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin, but he walked in them.

12 Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, and the might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

13 So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 14:15
• 2. See ver. 14-19, 25
• 3. See 2 Kings 14:8-14