Chronicles and Theological History At this point the book of 1 Chronicles begins its parallel account of Israel’s history. The purpose of this document of unknown authorship was to record the history of Israel from the viewpoint of the Davidic dynasty.16 This is not to say that the northern kingdom is overlooked or even regarded in an unusually negative way, but only that Judah, the messianic, Davidic tribe, is emphasized. Sometimes this means the omission of narratives that are embarrassing to David