1st
& 2nd
Books of Chronicles
Author – Ezra
Time – 1,050 – 536 B.C.
Summary – Like
the Books of Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles were originally one book, according to
Jewish tradition. However, the Chronicles are not simply a repeat of the history
already recorded in the books of Samuel and Kings. The book of Chronicles was
written to remind the nation of their entire history, and of their position
among other nations, emphasising the history of priestly worship from the death
of Saul to the end of the Babylonian captivity. The Chronicles contain more
detail on the organisation of public worship, of religious ceremonies, of Levites
and singers, and of the relationship of kings to the worship of God, than does
the book of Kings. The history of the northern kingdom is omitted from the Chronicles
because the northern kingdom had no bearing on the development of the true worship
of God in Jerusalem.
1st
Chronicles
Genealogies
– Chapter 1 v 1 to 9 v 44
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapter 1 |
Patriarchs |
| Chapter 2 v 1 to 4
v 23 |
Judah |
| Chapter 4 v 24 to
43 |
Simeon |
| Chapter 5 |
Tribes east of the
Jordan |
| Chapter 6 |
Levi |
| Chapter 7 |
Six other tribes |
| Chapter 8 |
Descendants of Benjamin |
| Chapter 9 v 1 to 34 |
Jerusalem’s Inhabitants
after the exile |
| Chapter 9 v 35 to
44 |
Descendants of the
father of Gibeon. |
The
reign of David – Chapter 10 v 1 to 29 v 30
| Passage
|
Subject |
| 10 v 1 to 14 |
Background: the death
of Saul |
| 11 v 1 to 20 v 8 |
David’s rise |
| 21 v 1 to 29 v 30 |
David’s latter days |
2nd
Chronicles
The
reign of Solomon – Chapter 1 v 1 to 9 v 31
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapter 1 |
Solomon’s inauguration |
| Chapters 2 to 7 |
Solomon’s temple |
| Chapters 8 and 9 |
Solomon’s kingdom |
The
Kingdom of Judah – Chapter 10 v 1 to 36 v 23
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapters 10 and 11 |
The division of the
kingdom |
| Chapters 12 to 36 |
The rulers of Judah |
| Chapter 12 |
Rehoboam
|
| Chapter 13 |
Abijah
|
| Chapters 14 to 16 |
Asa
|
| Chapters 17 to 20 |
Jehoshaphat
|
| Chapter 21 |
Jehoram
|
| Chapter 22 v 1 to
9 |
Ahaziah
|
| Chapter 22 v 10 to
23 v 21 |
Athaliah
|
| Chapter 24 |
Joash
|
| Chapter 25 |
Amaziah
|
| Chapter 26 |
Uzziah
|
| Chapter 27 |
Jotham
|
| Chapter 28 |
Ahaz
|
| Chapter 29 to 32 |
Hezekiah
|
| Chapter 33 v 1 to
20 |
Manasseh
|
| Chapter 33 v 21 to
25 |
Amon
|
| Chapters 34 and 35 |
Josiah
|
| Chapter 36 v 1 to
16 |
Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim,
Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah
|
| Chapter 36 v 17 to
23 |
The exile
|
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