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A Commentary on 1 & 2 Chronicles: Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The trauma of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the exile of thousands of Judea’s citizens, and the subsequent return after 70 years to the homeland with the difficult task of starting the new covenant community virtually from scratch—all contributed to a reassessment of Israel’s meaning and destiny. The chronicler-theologian thus composed his work not just as a history of his people...

presume the presence of many sources from which an “editor” or “compiler” drew.53 In fact, many if not all of these sources are identified within the writing itself and include such documents as (1) the canonical books of Samuel and Kings (1 Chr 9:1; 29:29; 2 Chr 16:11; 20:34; 24:27; 25:26; 27:7; 28:26; 32:32; 33:18; 35:27; and 36:8);54 (2) “The Historical Record of King David” (1 Chr 27:24); (3) “The Prophecy of Ahijah, the Shilonite, and the Visions of Iddo the Seer” (2 Chr 9:29; (4) “The Events
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