Book

Used most frequently to refer to a particular book of the Bible being written, another book of the Bible or a source no longer available. It is used occasionally of books in general or metaphorically of God's record of events.

References to books being written

Jeremiah 25:13, Jeremiah 30:2; Nahum 1:1; John 20:30; Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:9–10, Revelation 22:18–19

References to other books of Scripture

2 Chronicles 35:12; Ezra 6:18; Nehemiah 13:1; Mark 12:26; Luke 3:4, Luke 20:42; Acts 1:1 Luke's Gospel; Acts 1:20, Acts 7:42, Acts 8:28

References to books no longer available

The Book of the Wars of the LORD

Numbers 21:14 This was probably an ancient collection of war songs in praise of God.

The Book of Jashar

Joshua 10:13 An early account of Israel's wars, possibly in poetic form, but never a part of canonical Scripture. See also 2 Samuel 1:18

So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”

The book of the annals of the kings of Israel and Judah

2 Chronicles 16:11 These sources were probably records of the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah, compiled by the succession of Israel's prophets spanning the kingdom period (see e.g., 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 20:34; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 2 Chronicles 32:32). See also 1 Kings 11:41, 1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 14:29; 2 Kings 1:18, 2 Kings 8:23; 1 Chronicles 9:1, 1 Chronicles 27:24; 2 Chronicles 24:27, 2 Chronicles 27:7

Now the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

The book of the annals

Nehemiah 12:23 This was probably the official temple chronicle, containing various lists and records (compare with Nehemiah 7:5).; Esther 2:23, Esther 6:1, Esther 10:2

References to books in general

Ecclesiastes 12:12 See also John 21:25; Acts 19:19 as sources of magical knowledge

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Books used metaphorically of God's infallible record of events

Revelation 20:11–12 See also Daniel 7:10, Daniel 10:21, Daniel 12:1

Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.