10:13; 2 Chr 12:2; 26:16, 18; 28:19, 22; 29:6; 30:7; 36:14; for this term see particularly W. Johnstone, “Guilt and Atonement”). Shaping narratives. Beyond the specific announcement of retribution theology as his approach, the Chronicler is untiring in his efforts to demonstrate the validity of this principle as it operated in the history of Israel. Since 2 Chr 7:14 announced a program for Israel’s future, the Chronicler concentrates on the period after the schism. Of the twenty-six chapters devoted