· Translation: KJV

2 Kings 15:6Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

The setting

Jerusalem, ~740 BC. The royal scribe closes the official record of King Azariah's 52-year reign, referring readers to more detailed court chronicles in the palace archives of modern Jerusalem, Israel...

The emotion here: methodical completion of official historical record

The original word

yeter (יֶתֶר) — the remainder, what's left over beyond the summary

Why it matters

These royal chronicles existed but were lost to history — we only have the biblical summaries

Read with care

What most readers miss in 2 Kings 15:6

This formula appears 30+ times in Kings — it's like saying 'for the full story, check the official biography'

Common misconceptionPeople think this is just filler text, but it shows that kings had detailed biographies written by court historians — the Bible gives us the spiritual highlights.

Bible Genome reading

2 Kings 15:6 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraDivided Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typenarrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability20%
Memorability20%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone30%
Themes:historical recordlegacy

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Open 2 Kings 15

2 Kings 15:6 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include historical record, legacy. Notable phrases: book of the chronicles.

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