First and Second Chronicles

by Tuell, Steven S.

• ISBN13: 9780804231107
• ISBN10: 0804231109
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: John Knox Pr
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Summary

Steven Tuell shows how the books of Chronicles present the revelation of God's plan and purposes through the history of Israel, emphasizing the important role that King David plays within that story. Using up-to-date scholarship, Tuell focuses on the theological message of these books--that the purpose of life is to seek God, that those who find God's will and live accordingly will experience blessing, and that God's presence is found in the events of ordinary life.Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

Author Biography

Steven S. Tuell is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
The Content and Character of Chronicles	1	(1)
The Place of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible	2	(6)
Chronicles and the Deuteronomistic History	3	(2)
The Chronicler's Use of Other Scriptures	5	(1)
The Literary Genre of Chronicles	6	(2)
The Date and Composition of Chronicles	8	(4)
The Relationship between Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah	8	(2)
Dating the Chronicler's History	10	(1)
The Composition of the Chronicler's History	11	(1)
The Theological Perspective of Chronicles	12	(5)
Chronicles
The Genealogies (1 Chronicles 1-9)	17	(26)
From Adam to the Sons of Israel	18	(1)
From Adam to Abraham (//Gen. 5:1-32; 10:2-29; 11:10-26)	18	(1)
The Sons of Abraham (//Gen. 25:1-4, 12-18)	19	(1)
The Sons of Isaac	20	(1)
The Sons of Israel (//Gen. 35:22b-26)	21	(1)
The Line of Judah	22	(1)
The Descendants of Judah	22	(2)
The Davidic Line	24	(3)
Miscellaneous Judahite Material	27	(2)
The Tribal Genealogies	29	(1)
Excursus: Zebulun and Dan	29	(1)
Simeon	30	(1)
Reuben	31	(1)
Gad (11-22) and the Half-Tribe of Manasseh (23-26)	32	(1)
Excursus: The God of the Ancestors	33	(1)
Levi	34	(3)
Issachar	37	(1)
The First Benjamin Genealogy	37	(1)
Naphtali	38	(1)
Manasseh	38	(1)
Ephraim	38	(1)
Asher	39	(1)
The Second Benjamin Genealogy	40	(1)
The Conclusion of the Tribal Genealogies	40	(3)
David (1 Chronicles 10-29)	43	(74)
Prologue: The Death of Saul (//1 Sam. 31:1-13)	44	(2)
David Becomes King	46	(1)
David Begins His Reign (//2 Sam. 5:1-10)	47	(1)
David's Heroes (//2 Sam. 23:8-39)	48	(2)
David's First Followers	50	(2)
David's Army	52	(2)
David's Reign	54	(1)
The Ark Comes to Jerusalem	54	(7)
Excursus: Priests and Levites	61	(10)
David's Successes	71	(12)
David's Failure: the Census and Its Aftermath	83	(2)
Excursus: Satan	85	(5)
The End of David's Reign	90	(1)
Preparations for the Temple	90	(3)
Preparations for the New King	93	(16)
The Kingdom Passes to Solomon	109	(8)
Chronicles
Solomon (2 Chronicles 1-9)	117	(38)
Solomon Becomes King	118	(1)
God Grants Solomon Wisdom (//1 Kgs. 3:1-15)	119	(1)
Solomon's Wealth (//1 Kgs. 10:26-29)	120	(1)
Solomon Builds the Temple	121	(1)
Solomon's Preparations for the Temple (//1 Kgs. 5:1-12)	122	(2)
The Temple Is Built (//1 Kgs. 6:1-30; 7:15-51)	124	(5)
The Temple Is Dedicated	129	(13)
Epilogue: The Lord Answers Solomon's Prayer (//1 Kgs. 9:2-9)	142	(2)
Solomon's Reign	144	(1)
Solomon's Royal Projects (//1 Kgs. 9:10-28)	145	(4)
The Visit of the Queen of Sheba (//1 Kgs. 10:1-13)	149	(2)
Solomon's Wealth Revisited (//1 Kgs. 10:14-29)	151	(1)
Solomon's Death (//1 Kgs. 11:41-43)	152	(3)
The Kings of Judah (2 Chronicles 10-36)	155	(92)
Rehoboam (//1 Kgs. 12:1-33; 14:21-22, 25-28)	157	(6)
Abijah (//1 Kgs. 15:1-2, 6-8)	163	(3)
Asa (//1 Kgs. 15:11-24)	166	(9)
Jehoshaphat (//1 Kgs. 15:24b; 22:1-36, 41-50b)	175	(9)
Jehoram (//1 Kgs. 22:50b; 2 Kgs. 8:17-24)	184	(4)
Ahaziah (//1 Kgs. 8:25-10:14)	188	(1)
Athaliah, and Jehoiada's Coup (//2 Kgs. 11:1-20)	189	(4)
Joash (//2 Kgs. 11:21-12:21)	193	(4)
Amaziah (//2 Kgs. 14:2-13, 15-20)	197	(3)
Uzziah (//2 Kgs. 15:1-7)	200	(4)
Jotham (//2 Kgs. 15:33-38)	204	(2)
Ahaz (//2 Kgs. 16:1-20)	206	(5)
Hezekiah (//2 Kgs. 18:1-6, 13-37; 19:14-19, 35-37; 20:1-3, 12-21//Isa. 36:1-22; 37:14-20, 36-38; 38:1-3; 39:1-8)	211	(19)
Manasseh (//2 Kgs. 21:1-10, 17-18)	230	(3)
Amon (//2 Kgs. 21:19-24)	233	(1)
Josiah (//2 Kgs. 22:1-23:30//1 Esd. 1:1-33)	234	(8)
The Decline and Fall of Judah	242	(1)
Jehoahaz (//2 Kgs. 23:30-35//1 Esd. 1:34-38)	242	(1)
Jehoiakim (//2 Kgs. 23:36-24:7//1 Esd. 1:39-42)	243	(1)
Jehoiachin (//2 Kgs. 24:8-17//1 Esd. 1:43-46)	244	(1)
Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem (//2 Kgs. 24:18-25:21//1 Esd. 1:46b-58)	244	(2)
Postscript: The Edict of Cyrus (//Ezra 1:1-3)	246	(1)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	247	(1)
For Further Study	247	(1)
Literature Cited	247