2 Chronicles 4:17

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 4:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.
2 Chronicles 4:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Zeredathah - Or, Zarthan (marginal reference). The writer of Chronicles probably uses the name which the place bore in his own day. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“clay ground: Heb. thicknesses of the ground Zeredathah: Kg1 7:46, Zarthan 2 Chronicles 4:18”
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