As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Parallel translations
- WEB Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- KJV Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- NKJV Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- NASB Now as for the rest of the acts of Elah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- NLT The rest of the events in Elah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
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The narrator closes Elah's reign with the usual reference to the royal chronicles.
Overview
This formulaic conclusion marks the end of Elah's account and points to the fuller record. Elah's reign, summed up in a few verses, leaves no legacy beyond being the last of Baasha's doomed line. The brevity underscores how quickly a life and dynasty without God can be cut off.
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