Guide to 1 Chronicles
Summary
The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles run largely parallel to the books of Samuel and Kings, but still contain unique details and stories not found in the earlier history. It is likely that Chronicles was written following the Babylonian Exile and the return to Jerusalem. Four main narratives are followed in the books of Chronicles, two of which are found in 1 Chronicles: (1) a genealogy and history of Israel from Adam to the Babylonian Exile (1 Chronicles 1–9) and (2) the reign of King David (1 Chronicles 10–29). In the Chronicler’s account of David’s reign, David is presented in a positive light and a type for the future Messianic King.
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Historical Settings
Time
*All Dates Are Approximate, according to the narrative of the Bible. These dates may reflect literary significance as opposed to the precise dates of history.
See Biblical Chronology- 1003–970 B.C.*
Further Reading
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Dana M. Pike, and David Rolph Seely, Jehovah and the World of the Old Testament: An Illustrated Reference for Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 2009), 190–227.
Ann N. Madsen, “David, The King of Israel (2 Samuel),” in Studies in Scripture, vol. 3: Genesis to 2 Samuel, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Robert L. Millet (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1989), 293–314.
David Rolph Seely, “Kings and Chronicles,” in Studies in Scripture, vol. 4: 1 Kings to Malachi, ed. Kent P. Jackson (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1993), 4–11.