The Meaning of 2 Kings 8:23 Explained

2 Kings 8:23

KJV: And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

YLT: And the rest of the matters of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Darby: And the rest of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

ASV: And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the rest  of the acts  of Joram,  and all that he did,  [are] they not written  in the book  of the chronicles  of the kings  of Judah? 

What does 2 Kings 8:23 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 8:16-29 - Athaliah's Wicked Husband And Sons
Jehoram's history furnishes a terrible example of how an ill-marriage may mar a man's life. He had a good father, but a bad wife, and the latter more strongly influenced him than the former, 2 Chronicles 21:6. The fuller story of Jehoram's reign, and the apparent extinction of the royal family, is told in 2 Chronicles 22:1-12. But notice especially 2 Kings 8:19. The lamp was kept burning for David's sake, Psalms 132:17. Surely the grace of God can keep that same lamp burning in the hearts of our children. A lamp, as we learned from the Chicago fire, may make a very great conflagration.
Ahaziah followed in the steps of his parents. What could be expected from the training of such a mother! Misled by her, he followed the dreary steps of Ahab. The close intimacy between the two houses led to alliance in war and a common fate. Little did Jehoshaphat realize all the evil that would result from his dealings with Ahab, 1 Kings 22:4. The story told in these pages is sad reading, but through it all God's purpose moves on. See Matthew 1:8. As a water-lily grows from a muddy bottom, so the pure life of Christ came, on the human side, out of this family. God's purpose shall finally emerge from this present strife in a further revelation of the Son of man. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 8

1  The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine,
5  for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king
7  Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him
16  Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah
20  Edom and Libnah revolt
23  Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram
25  Ahaziah's wicked reign
28  He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 8:23 mean?

And the rest of the acts of Joram and all that he did [are] not they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah
וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹרָ֖ם וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֽוֹא־ הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־ סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י ؟ יְהוּדָֽה

וְיֶ֛תֶר  And  the  rest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יֶתֶר 
Sense: .
דִּבְרֵ֥י  of  the  acts 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יוֹרָ֖ם  of  Joram 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄורָם  
Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עָשָׂ֑ה  he  did 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הֲלֽוֹא־  [are]  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
כְּתוּבִ֗ים  written 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
סֵ֛פֶר  the  book 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.
הַיָּמִ֖ים  the  chronicles 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
לְמַלְכֵ֥י  of  the  kings 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
؟ יְהוּדָֽה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.