2 ANCESTRY OF ISRAEL I. NAMES AND GENEALOGIES (1 Chronicles 1:1–10:14) For most readers of 1 Chronicles, the temptation to skip over these chapters is too great. Although it is true that the weightier sections are yet to follow, the purpose for including these names was to show that God’s plan was carried out by God’s people in God’s way. A. THE LINEAGE OF DAVID (1:1–3:24) The writer begins his work with an introduction to the house of David. The use of genealogical lists to set the stage of historical