2 Chronicles 25:26
Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
The formula closes the record of Amaziah, the unstable and disloyal king of Judah. It stands within 2 Chronicles 23 to 32, a section contrasting evil rulers — Athaliah, weak Joash, unstable Amaziah, and wavering Ahaz — with good rulers — Jehoiada the priest, Uzziah, Jotham, and Hezekiah. Amaziah reigned after Joash, who was good as long as Jehoiada the priest lived, and before Azariah, or Uzziah, a great king. His reign belongs to the declining succession of Judah that ended in B.C. 586.
The reference to the book of the kings of Judah and Israel points to wider contemporary histories of the kings of Israel and Judah and to earlier records bearing on the destiny of the chosen people. Those writings widen the horizon and present the setting for Bible events. The history of Amaziah was not written like the boasting proclamations of heathen kings to exalt man, nor even that this generation might know human successes and failures. It is directly connected with God's historical revelation which culminated in Christ.
The passage teaches that doing duty brought blessing, while departing from God brought strife and captivity and great loss. God was willing to turn to help His people when they sought Him with all the heart and wrought mightily for them. Its value therefore lies in the spiritual lesson to be gleaned from the daily reading. Christ is the central light shedding illuminating rays through the whole of Scripture and the central sun holding together all its various parts, and the verse testifies of Christ to give wisdom unto salvation and eternal life to all who respect and search the Bible.