both the Jewish and Christian canons is an innovation begun with the ancient Greek translation, the Septuagint. Chronicles takes a fairly straightforward chronological approach to Israel’s story. The basic outline of Chronicles looks like this: the Chronicler begins with a long list of the family of nations and ancestors of Israel (1 Chr. 1–9). He picks up Israel’s national story during the last days of its ill-fated first king (1 Chr. 10). The narrative pivots on the reigns of the great King David