Kings II 1:18

18 And he gave orders to teach it the sons of Juda: behold, it is written in the book of Right.

Kings II 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 ) .

Kings II 1:18 In-Context

16 And David said to him, Thy blood upon thine own head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain the anointed of the Lord.

17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.

18 And he gave orders to teach it the sons of Juda: behold, it is written in the book of Right.

19 Set up a pillar, O Israel, for the slain that died upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

20 Tell it not in Geth, and tell it not as glad tidings in the streets of Ascalon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

Footnotes

• [a] told.
• [b] right, sometimes upright, as of a man.