Record and sources — the Jehu chronicle — 'Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the chronicle of Jehu son of Hanani, which is recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel' (ויתר דברי יהושפט הראשׁנים והאחרונים הנם כתובים בדברי יהוא בן חנני אשׁר העלה על ספר מלכי ישׂראל). The phrase 'acts, first and last' (דברים ראשׁנים ואחרונים) is a formula indicating comprehensive account. The reference to 'Jehu son of Hanani' (יהוא בן חנני) — the seer who confronted Jehoshaphat in v. 2 — suggests that the seer's record was the source. The phrase 'recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel' (העלה על ספר מלכי ישׂראל) invokes a source document, possibly the annals of the northern kingdom. The Chronicler claims textual warrant for his account, grounding narrative in archival tradition.

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