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2 Kings 15:6

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What does 2 Kings 15:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings 15:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
4Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
5And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king`s son was over the household, judging the people of the land.
6Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
7And Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
8In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
9And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?] In the history of the reigns of those kings; some of them are recorded in the canonical book of the Chronicles, (<142601>2 Chronicles 26:1-23) and some were written by the prophet Isaiah, (<142622>2 Chronicles 26:22).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Azariah: Dr. Kennicott complains loudly here of "the corruption in the name of this king of Judah, who is expressed by four different names in this chapter: Ozriah, Oziah, Ozrihu, and Ozihu. Our oldest Hebrew manuscript relieves us here, by reading truly, in Kg2 15:1, Kg2 15:6, Kg2 15:7, Uzziah, where the printed text is differently corrupted. This reading is called true: 1\. Because it is supported by the Syriac and Arabic versions in these three verses. 2\. Because the printed text itself has it so in Kg2 15:32 and Kg2 15:34 of this very chapter. 3\. Because it is so expressed in the parallel place in Chronicles. 4\. Because it is not Αζαριας, Azarias, but Οζιας, Ozias (Uzziah) in St.…”
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