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Appendix A: Annotated References to the Books of Chronicles

“Appendix A: Annotated References to the Books of Chronicles,” Old Testament Instructor’s Guide, Religion 301–2 (1994), 111–12

“Appendix A,” Old Testament Instructor’s Guide, 111–12

Appendix A

Annotated References to the Books of Chronicles

The following is a list of annotated references to passages in the books of Chronicles that add material not found in the books of Samuel and Kings (see lessons 25–27; 29; 32–34; 37; 44).

King David

  1. 1 Chronicles 10:13–14. Reasons are given for Saul’s death; he died because of his transgressions.

  2. 1 Chronicles 11:6. Joab became chief because he was the first to smite the Jebusites.

  3. 1 Chronicles 12:1–7. The names of those who gathered with David at Ziklag are given.

  4. 1 Chronicles 12:8–40. The names of those from various tribes of Israel who joined David in the fight against the Philistines are given.

  5. 1 Chronicles 14:17. David was feared by men in all nations.

  6. 1 Chronicles 13:1–4; 15:1. David and the leaders of Israel who were gathered with him agreed to take the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem and prepared a place for it.

  7. 1 Chronicles 15:2–24; 16:1–6. The ark was taken to Jerusalem with great rejoicing.

  8. 1 Chronicles 16:7–36. David wrote a special psalm to thank the Lord for his wondrous ways.

  9. 1 Chronicles 16:1–6, 37–43. Special men among the Levites were appointed by David to minister daily before the ark.

  10. 1 Chronicles 21:6–7. Joab displeased God when he refused to number the tribes of Levi and Benjamin with the others.

  11. 1 Chronicles 21:18–27. David obeyed the command of an angel of the Lord to buy the threshing floor of Oman and build an altar on it.

  12. 1 Chronicles 21:28–30. David feared to go to Gibeon, where the tabernacle was located, because of the angel he had seen with a drawn sword.

  13. 1 Chronicles 23:2–26:32. David numbered the Levites and the sons of Aaron and appointed them to various tasks.

  14. 1 Chronicles 27. David appointed various lesser rulers among the tribes and set forth their duties.

  15. 1 Chronicles 22; 28. David gathered precious materials to build a temple in Jerusalem. Before his death, David called a conference of Israel’s leaders at which he gave Solomon the pattern for the temple and the materials he had prepared.

  16. 1 Chronicles 29:1–9. David and his people donated generously toward the temple’s construction.

  17. 1 Chronicles 29:10–21. David offered a prayer of thanks in the presence of his people and then asked the people to do the same.

King Solomon

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:22–25. Solomon was made king by the people a second time, and they submitted to his rule.

  2. 2 Chronicles 1:1–6. Solomon, as king, was magnified by the Lord. Solomon acknowledged his debt to the Lord by offering sacrifices at the tabernacle in Gibeon.

  3. 2 Chronicles 1:14–16. Solomon gathered many chariots and horsemen and made gold and silver plentiful among his people.

  4. 2 Chronicles 2:1–2. Solomon employed more than 153,000 men to build the temple.

  5. 2 Chronicles 2:5–7. A skilled engraver and artisan were sought for and employed to decorate the temple.

  6. 2 Chronicles 2:9–10. All workers were paid bountifully for their services.

  7. 2 Chronicles 2:12–15. Hiram, king of Tyre, supplied the requested decorator.

  8. 2 Chronicles 3:2. The work on the temple began on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.

  9. 2 Chronicles 3:5–8. The temple walls, twenty cubits wide and twenty long, were overlaid on the inner side with gold and precious stones.

  10. 2 Chronicles 5:12–13. Special men among the Levites were assigned to play music and sing praises to the Lord at the dedication of the temple (see also 2 Chronicles 7:6).

  11. 2 Chronicles 7:12–14. The Lord appeared to Solomon and promised rain and relief from pestilence in Israel on condition of obedience and proper worship.

  12. 2 Chronicles 8:13–16. Temple services included the Mosaic rituals and feasts as they had been observed in King David’s time.

  13. 2 Chronicles 9:26. Solomon’s kingdom extended from “the river” (the Euphrates on the east) to “the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt” (see also 1 Kings 4:21).

Kings of Judah

  1. 2 Chronicles 11:13–15. Following the division of Rehoboam’s kingdom, the righteous priests and Levites who were scattered throughout Israel moved to Jerusalem because Jeroboam had cast them off and set up unrighteous priests.

  2. 2 Chronicles 11:16–17. All members of the tribes who sought to serve the Lord moved to Jerusalem after the division of the kingdom, thus strengthening the hand of Rehoboam.

  3. 2 Chronicles 11:18–23. Rehoboam married many wives and begat many children.

  4. 2 Chronicles 12:3–8. When Rehoboam and his people forsook the Lord, Judah was made subservient to Shishak, king of Egypt.

  5. 2 Chronicles 13:3–21. After Rehoboam’s death and Abijah’s ascension to the throne, Jeroboam attacked Judah, but he was repulsed through the power of the Lord.

  6. 2 Chronicles 14:4–8. Asa removed the idols in his land and served the Lord. He fortified his land and prospered.

  7. 2 Chronicles 14:9–15. When the Ethiopians attacked Jerusalem, Asa beseeched the Lord to help defeat the enemy, and He did.

  8. 2 Chronicles 15:1–8. Asa continued to seek the Lord as the prophet Azariah had admonished him to do.

  9. 2 Chronicles 15:9–15. Many people from the northern tribes, seeing that God prospered Asa’s rule, defected to Judah and covenanted to serve the Lord.

  10. 2 Chronicles 16:7–10. Asa was chastised by a prophet for relying on the Syrians in the war against the Ethiopians, and so Asa put the seer in prison.

  11. 2 Chronicles 17:1–6. Jehoshaphat, Asa’s successor, reigned in righteousness.

  12. 2 Chronicles 17:7–9. Jehoshaphat appointed priests and Levites to teach Judah from the book of the law of the Lord.

  13. 2 Chronicles 17:10–19. Jehoshaphat’s reign was peaceful, but the people were ready for war if it came.

  14. 2 Chronicles 19:4–11. Equity and justice marked Jehoshaphat’s reign.

  15. 2 Chronicles 20:1–13. Jehoshaphat, fearing an invasion by the Moabites and Ammonites, led his people in fasting and prayer for protection.

  16. 2 Chronicles 20:14–30. God gave Judah victory in return for their faith and prayers, and Judah rejoiced in the Lord.

  17. 2 Chronicles 20:31–37. Although Jehoshaphat usually walked in the ways of God, he sometimes made wrong choices.

  18. 2 Chronicles 21:2–4, 11. Jehoram, Jehoshaphat’s son, assumed his father’s throne. He murdered his brothers and led the people into sin.

  19. 2 Chronicles 21:12–18. In a letter Elijah prophesied evil against Jehoram for his wicked ways. The prophecy was fulfilled.

  20. 2 Chronicles 24:16–22. After the death of Jehoiada the priest, the princes of Judah led the people into wickedness. Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son, preached repentance and was stoned to death at the command of King Joash.

  21. 2 Chronicles 25:5–10. Amaziah, Joash’s son, was persuaded by a prophet of God not to join with Israel in a battle against the Edomites.

  22. 2 Chronicles 25:12–13. Disgruntled Israelites, who were not allowed to fight the Edomites, fell upon the unprotected people of Judah and slaughtered many of them.

  23. 2 Chronicles 25:14–16. Amaziah adopted the gods of the Edomites as his own, which action brought upon him the judgment of God.

  24. 2 Chronicles 26:1–15. Uzziah (Azariah), son of Amaziah, followed the Lord. He had great military success, developed Judah’s agriculture and animal husbandry, and strengthened Jerusalem’s fortifications against attack.

  25. 2 Chronicles 26:16–20. Uzziah’s newfound strength caused him pride. Because he usurped priesthood authority in the temple, he was struck with leprosy and was thereafter isolated from his people.

  26. 2 Chronicles 27:4–5. Uzziah’s son Jotham fought against the Ammonites and made them tributaries.

  27. 2 Chronicles 28:6–8. After Pekah, son of Remaliah, became king of Israel, he slew many men of Judah and took others from Judah with their goods as spoil to Samaria.

  28. 2 Chronicles 28:9–14. Obed, a prophet of the Lord in Israel, urged the Israelites to return the captives to their homes. Certain heads of the tribe of Ephraim rose up, assisted the captives, and returned them to Jericho.

  29. 2 Chronicles 28:17–19. The Edomites and Amonites attacked Judah and brought the people very low.

  30. 2 Chronicles 29:4–36. Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, urged his people to return to the Lord and to cleanse and sanctify the Lord’s house. They cleansed the Lord’s house and set the service of the house in order.

  31. 2 Chronicles 30:1–27. Hezekiah invited Israel to join with Judah at the Lord’s house and celebrate the Passover. Some refused and mocked his messengers, but some accepted and were sanctified and blessed.

  32. 2 Chronicles 31:2–19. All of Israel that were in Judah overthrew false worship. Hezekiah urged the people of both Judah and Israel to bring in their tithes and offerings for the support of the priests and Levites, and it was done.

  33. 2 Chronicles 31:20–21. Hezekiah did much good among the tribes of both Judah and Israel.

  34. 2 Chronicles 32:2–8. When he learned that Assyria planned to invade Jerusalem, Hezekiah urged the people to arm themselves and trust in God.

  35. 2 Chronicles 32:15–19. Sennacherib, through his servants, taunted the people of Jerusalem to surrender, saying there was no deliverance from his might.

  36. 2 Chronicles 32:22–29. After Sennacherib’s defeat, Hezekiah obtained great riches and honor as a result of his humility and faith in God.

  37. 2 Chronicles 33:11–17. Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, was taken captive by the Assyrians. He humbled himself before God, was returned to Jerusalem, and endeavored to serve God.

  38. 2 Chronicles 35:2–17. Josiah urged his people to observe a passover feast in Jerusalem. The feast they kept was like no other had been since the days of Samuel.