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
