“This is a rehash of what has gone before.” This short sentence was once used satirically by a comedian to describe 1-2 Chronicles. Though stated as a joke, in practice many Christians treat these books in this very manner—as simply a rehash of previous books. Though most Christians would rightly reject this denigration of God’s holy and inspired Word, in practice 1-2 Chronicles are often treated as nothing more than a “rehash of what has gone before.” With its long genealogies and its