Books of Chronicles

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Deuteronomistic history-related work Hebrew Bible book Old Testament book biblical book historical work

The Books of Chronicles are biblical historical works in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that retell and interpret Israel’s history from Adam through the post-exilic period, with a strong focus on the Davidic monarchy, the temple, and proper worship.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
2 Chronicles 15
Book of Chronicles 6
1 Chronicles 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Deuteronomistic history-related work ⓘ
Hebrew Bible book ⓘ
Old Testament book ⓘ
biblical book ⓘ
historical work ⓘ
alternateName Chronicles ⓘ
Divrei Hayamim ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of the Ketuvim in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
part of the historical books in the Christian Old Testament ⓘ
emphasis centralization of worship in Jerusalem ⓘ
legitimacy of the Davidic dynasty ⓘ
retribution theology ⓘ
role of Levites and priests ⓘ
temple liturgy and music ⓘ
endingPoint edict of Cyrus of Persia ⓘ
focus King Davidic dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Davidic monarchy

Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form: Jerusalem temple

Levitical priesthood ⓘ
covenant faithfulness ⓘ
history of Israel ⓘ
proper worship of Yahweh ⓘ
genre narrative ⓘ
theological history ⓘ
hasPart Books of Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1 Chronicles

Books of Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 2 Chronicles
includes accounts of religious reforms by Judean kings ⓘ
detailed descriptions of temple organization ⓘ
extended genealogies of Israelite tribes ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse read and studied in Christian tradition ⓘ
read and studied in Jewish tradition ⓘ
modernScholarlyView compiled by an anonymous post-exilic Chronicler GENERATED ⓘ
narrativeScope from Adam to the post-exilic period ⓘ
omits many negative episodes about David found in Samuel GENERATED ⓘ
some northern kingdom narratives found in Kings ⓘ
positionInHebrewCanon last book of the Hebrew Bible in many Jewish traditions GENERATED ⓘ
relatedWork Books of Kings ⓘ
Books of Samuel ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
sourceMaterial Books of Kings ⓘ
Books of Samuel GENERATED ⓘ
startingPoint genealogies from Adam ⓘ
theologicalTheme God’s sovereignty over Israel’s history ⓘ
faithfulness to the temple cult ⓘ
repentance and restoration ⓘ
timeOfComposition Persian period ⓘ
post-exilic period ⓘ
traditionalAuthorship Ezra–Nehemiah ⓘ
surface form: Ezra

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jekonias → appearsIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of 2 Chronicles
King Solomon → appearsIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Chronicles
Shlomo → appearsIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Abital → appearsInBook → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Book of Chronicles
Haggith → biblicalBookContext → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Ketuvim → containsBook → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1 Chronicles
Ketuvim → containsBook → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Writings → containsBook → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1 Chronicles
Writings → containsBook → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
First Temple in Jerusalem → describedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Chronicles
King Davidic dynasty → describedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Chronicles
Mattaniah → describedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Return to Zion → documentedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Chronicles
royal court of Judah → documentedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Books of Chronicles → hasPart → Books of Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1 Chronicles
Books of Chronicles → hasPart → Books of Chronicles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Chronicles → hasPart → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
King Davidic dynasty → hasSacredText → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Roman Catholic biblical canon → includesBook → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Asaph → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Bathsheba → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Book of Chronicles
pillars Boaz and Jachin → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
subject surface form: Boaz and Jachin
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles 3
Jehoiakim → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Josiah → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Kidron Valley → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
King David → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Megiddo → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Chronicles
Shlomo → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Sons of Korah → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Chronicles
Table of the Shewbread → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of 1 Chronicles
Tribe of Benjamin → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
King Zedekiah of Judah → mentionedIn → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
subject surface form: Zedekiah
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
1 Esdras → parallels → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 36 → partOf → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Book of 2 Kings → precedes → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Esdras → relatedWork → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2 Chronicles
Ethan the Ezrahite → scripturalBookContext → Books of Chronicles ⓘ
Israelites → scripturalSource → Books of Chronicles ⓘ