KJV King James Version
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 20:34
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
WEB World English Bible
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the rest of the matters of Jehoshaphat, the first and the last, lo, they are written among the matters of Jehu son of Hanani, who hath been mentioned on the book of the kings of Israel.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 20
31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD.
33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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וְיֶ֙תֶר֙H3499 · ye.terremainderדִּבְרֵ֣יH1697 · da.varwordיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphatהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםH7223 · ri.shonfirstוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםH314 · a.cha.ronlastהִנָּ֣םH2005 · henlook!כְּתוּבִ֗יםH3789 · ka.tavto writeבְּדִבְרֵי֙H1697 · da.varwordיֵה֣וּאH3058 · ye.huJehuבֶן־H1121 · benson: childחֲנָ֔נִיH2607 · cha.na.niHananiאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichהֹֽעֲלָ֔הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעַל־H5921 · aluponסֵ֖פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentמַלְכֵ֥יH4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
1 Kings 16:1Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath upon thee from before the LORD.1 Kings 16:7And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.2 Chronicles 16:11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.2 Chronicles 13:22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, [are] written in the story of the prophet Iddo.2 Chronicles 12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, [are] they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And [there were] wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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