All of them were reckoned in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
- KJV All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
- NKJV All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
- NASB All of these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
- NLT All of these were listed in the genealogical records during the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.
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Quick answer
These genealogies were recorded in the days of Jotham of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel. It dates the registration of Gad's families.
Overview
The Chronicler notes that these family records were enrolled during the reigns of Jotham of Judah and Jeroboam II of Israel. Dating the census to specific kings lends historical precision to the account. It shows that Israel maintained careful registries of its tribes across the period of the divided monarchy.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Kgs 15:32In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 14:28As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kgs 14:16And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 15:5And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
- 2 Chr 27:1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
- 2 Kgs 14:23In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
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