The Battle Against the Ammonites and Arameans This chapter was originally written in 2 Sam 10. The one discrepancy is in 2 Sam 10:18, David killed 700 Arameans charioteers, but in 1 Cho 19:18, David killed 7000 charioteers. Most bible students think there was a copy error in 2 Sam 10:18. v2: It is possible … Read more
The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went The key verse of chapter 18 is verse 6, it is repeated again in verse 13. God is a faithful God, in this chapter, he is fulfilling His promise to David in chapter 17:8 [I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut … Read more
God’s Promise to David (v1-15) The content of chapter 17 is a repeat of 2 Samuel 7. God called David His servant twice (v4,7). When God someone to be His servant, He is going to be with him whenever he goes (v8). Although David is the King of Israel, but he is a servant of … Read more
David’s Praise to God for the Establishment of Worship at Tabernacle in Jerusalem v8-22: This section is exactly the same as Psalm 105:1-15 v23-30: This section is exactly the same as Psalm 96:1-9 v43: [all the people left, each for his own home, and David returned home to bless his family]. After the congregational worship … Read more
Carrying The Ark into Jerusalem v2: [the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD…] The Ark represents the testimony and the presence of God. The Ark leads the Jews in the wilderness of Sanai, into the promised land, into victory against the City of Jericho. In today’s church, God is calling and … Read more
This chapter is a copy of the original records in 2 Samuel 5:11-25. According to 2 Samuel, the events in chapter 14 (2 Sam 5) happened before the events in chapter 13 (2 Sam 6). David Had Many Wives in Jerusalem v2: [David knew that the LORD…] David understand he did not become King of … Read more
Ark of The Testimony (chapter 13-16) The Ark is the center theme from chapter 13 to 16. In the days of Eli the ark was in the Tabernacle at Shiloh (1 Sam 3:3). Eli’s sons took it into battle against the Philistines who captured it. For this reason, it was said, “The glory has departed … Read more
The Fall of Saul V1-12 is a exact copy of the last chapter of 1 Samuel, chapter 31. v13-14 are unique to 1 Chronicles, these two verses are not in 1 Samuel. It provides us a clear reason of the fall of Saul: because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the … Read more
Chapter 1 to 9 consists of the genealogies of Israel from Adam to the post exile period. The immediate purpose of these genealogies seems to be the resettling of the land in accordance with public records. Those who had returned from the Babylonian captivity were entitled to the lands formerly held by their own families. In the … Read more
Author 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles were originally one book. Together with Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra was the most commonly assumed author of these books by Jewish tradition. One of the reasons why we think Ezra is the writer is because the end of 2 Chronicles (36:23) is exactly the same as the beginning of … Read more
