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2 Chronicles 9:29-31

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

29. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, [are] they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 30. And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 9:29-31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:29

Theological / Devotional

Rest of the acts. Verses 29–31 close the narrative of Solomon’s reign. The statements concerning Solomon’s many wives, his wandering after strange gods, the adversaries whom the Lord stirred up against him, and the prediction of the disruption of his kingdom found in 1 Kings 11:1–40 do not appear in Chronicles.

Are they not written? A number of important records that dealt with the life and times of Solomon are here named. These sources doubtless contained many items that were not incorporated in a summary history such as Chronicles.

Ahijah the Shilonite. For incidents in the life of this prophet see 1 Kings 11:29–39; 14:2–18.

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