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In his introduction De Vries sketches the canonical setting of the books of Chronicles, especially in relation with Ezra-Nehemiah, and then discusses the redacted and original versions of Chronicles. He describes Chronicles as genealogical and narrative history that tells who/what ideal Israel is, how it has suffered by its unfaithfulness, and how it will remain true Israel by trusting in God.

of the Levites,” in charge of scribes, officials, and gatekeepers, would make more sense. As has been noted, the transition to the lawbook episode is weak, especially if ûbĕhôṣîʾām is given a temporal meaning (RSV). Giving credit to ChrH, we perhaps ought to take this phrase as circumstantial: “Now in the process of their bringing out.” For ChrH, the book that Hilkiah finds is more than “a/the book of the law”; it is “the book of the law of Yahweh (given) through Moses.” ChrH increases suspense
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