Proper Name guide

2 Chronicles

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

The second of the two Books of Chronicles and the fourteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 2 Chr, 2 Chron.

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: II Chronicles

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: 2 Cròniques — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 歷代志下 /历代志下 (lik6 doi6 zi3 haa6) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 編年紀下 /编年纪下 (pin1 nin4 gei2 haa6) — book of the Bible
  • Hakka Chinese: 歷代志下 /历代志下 (Li̍t-thoi-chṳ Ha) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 歷代志下 /历代志下 (Le̍k-tāi-chì Hā) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 歷代志錄下卷 /历代志录下卷 (Le̍k-tāi Chì-lio̍k Hā-koán) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 編年紀下 /编年纪下 (Phian-liân-kí Hā) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歷代志下 /历代志下 (Lìdàizhì Xià) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 編年紀下 /编年纪下 (Biānniánjì Xià) — book of the Bible
  • Finnish: Toinen aikakirja — book of the Bible
  • Finnish: 2. Aik. — book of the Bible
  • French: 2 Chroniques — book of the Bible
  • German: 2 Chronik — book of the Bible
  • Greek: Β ́ Παραλειπομένων — book of the Bible
  • Indonesian: 2 Tawarikh — book of the Bible
  • Irish: Dara Leabhar na gCroinicí — book of the Bible
  • Irish: 2 Croinicí — book of the Bible
  • Japanese: 歴代志下 (rekidaishi ge) — book of the Bible
  • Polish: Druga Księga Kronik — book of the Bible
  • Romanian: 2 Cronici — book of the Bible
  • Romanian: Cartea a doua Paralipomena — book of the Bible
  • Russian: Втора́я кни́га Паралипомено́н (Vtorája kníga Paralipomenón) — book of the Bible
  • Scottish Gaelic: 2 Eachdraidh — book of the Bible
  • Spanish: 2 Crónicas — book of the Bible
  • Swedish: Andra Krönikeboken — book of the Bible
  • Tagalog: 2 Cronica — book of the Bible
  • Thai: ๒ พงศาวดาร — book of the Bible
  • Tumbuka: 2 Midauko — book of the Bible