The Meaning of 2 Kings 16:19 Explained

2 Kings 16:19

KJV: Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which 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 Ahaz 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 Ahaz, what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

ASV: Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now the rest  of the acts  of Ahaz  which he did,  [are] they not written  in the book  of the chronicles  of the kings  of Judah? 

What does 2 Kings 16:19 Mean?

Context Summary

2Ki 16:10-20 - High-Handed Idolatry
The calling in of the king of Assyria was fraught with disastrous consequences. "He distressed him and strengthened him not." Well may the Apostle warn us not to be yoked with unbelievers. Such alliances always result in the undoing of God's children. We cannot serve two masters. Thus in the hour of distress, notwithstanding the increasing and noble remonstrances of Isaiah, this same king Ahaz trespassed yet more against Jehovah.
It is remarkable, as showing the folly of the human heart, that in the lowest hour of his degradation before his conqueror Ahaz imitated the altar which he saw at Damascus. For this, the ancient brazen altar in Jehovah's Temple was displaced; and upon it in the sacred fane sacrifices were offered to the gods of the heathen. Alas, there is too much of this in the present day! Men are going back from the simplicity and spirituality of Christ to exploded philosophies and systems, which have failed in the past to satisfy soul hunger. Let us beware of the vacuum of the soul into which such evil things intrude. It is only as we are filled by the indwelling Spirit that we are immune against these temptations. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2Ki 16

1  Ahaz's wicked reign
5  Ahaz, assailed by Rezin and Pekah, hires Tiglath-Pileser against them
10  Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Damascus to Urijah,
12  diverts the bronze altar to his own devotions,
17  He raids the temple
19  Hezekiah succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 16:19 mean?

And the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did [are] not they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah
וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אָחָ֖ז אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה הֲלֹא־ 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.
אָחָ֖ז  of  Ahaz 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָחָז  
Sense: king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah.
עָשָׂ֑ה  he  did 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הֲלֹא־  [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.