the name originally given to the record made by the appointed historiographers in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. In the LXX. these books are called Paralipomena (i.e. things omitted), which is understood as meaning that they are supplementary to the books of Kings. The constant tradition of the Jews is that these books were for the most part compiled by Ezra. One of the greatest difficulties connected with the captivity and return must have been the maintenance of that genealogical distribution of the land which yet was a vital point of the Jewish economy. To supply this want and that each tribe might secure the inheritance of its fathers on its return was one object of the author of these books. Another difficulty intimately connected with the former was the maintenance of the temple services at Jerusalem. Zerubbabel, and after him Ezra and Nehemiah, labored most earnestly to restore the worship of God among the people, and to reinfuse something of national life and spirit into their hearts. Nothing could more effectually aid these designs than setting before the people a compendious history of the kingdom of David, its prosperity under God; the sins that led to its overthrow; the captivity and return. These considerations explain the plan and scope of that historical work which consists of the two books of Chronicles. The first book contains the sacred history by genealogies from the Creation to David, including an account of David's reign. In the second book he continues the story, giving the history of the kings of Judah, without those of Israel, down to the return from the captivity. As regards the materials used by Ezra, they are not difficult to discover. The genealogies are obviously transcribed from some register in which were preserved the genealogies of the tribes and families drawn up at different times; while the history is mainly drawn from the same document as those used in the books of King. [KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF, BOOKS OF]

First and Second Chronicles.
... THE BIBLE BOOK BY BOOK. A MANUAL. For the Outline Study of the Bible by Books. * * *
* Chapter X. First and Second Chronicles. Chapter X. ...
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The Books of Samuel and Kings.
... us is called First and Second [5397] Chronicles; the eighth, Ezra, which itself
is likewise divided amongst Greeks and Latins into [5398] two books; the ninth ...
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The Historical Books.
... former, First and Second of the Kingdoms, the latter, First and Second of the ... of
Israel." The Chronicles referred to are not our present books of Chronicles ...
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These are all the Books of Old Testament Appointed to be Read...
... These are all the books of Old Testament appointed to be read: 1, Genesis of ... of Nun;
7, Judges, Ruth; 8, Esther; 9, Of the Kings, First and Second; 10, Of ...
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Use of the Old Testament by the First Christian Writers, and by ...
... Judges, Ruth, Kings first and second, Samuel, Chronicles, come Ezra first and second,
Psalms, Proverbs ... 134) His view of the additions to the books of Daniel ...
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On the Rule of Religion, the Word of God, and the Scriptures in ...
... the books of Joshua, Judges, and of Ruth; the First and Second of Samuel; the First
and Second of Kings; the First and Second of Chronicles; the books of Ezra ...
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The History Books
... The first and second Books of Samuel have been put together ... the acts of David the
king, first and last ... seer.' (These last have disappeared.) (1 Chronicles 29:29 ...
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Formation and History of the Hebrew Canon.
... of Samuel, (4) the two books of Kings, (5) the two books of Chronicles ... Origen's list
unites Ruth with Judges, puts together the first and second of Samuel ...
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Concerning Scripture .
... Jesus the Son of Nave [2530] , Judges along with Ruth, first and second ... This is the
second Pentateuch ... Then come the two books of Esdra made into one, and Esther ...
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How the Books were Written.
... the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the two books of Samuel, the two books of
Kings, and the two books of Chronicles. The second contains, first, the twelve ...
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