CHRONICLES 1

CHAPTER 1: HISTORICAL RECORDS

• Lists the descendents of Noah through Abraham and Esau.
• Lists the rulers of Edom before.

CHAPTER 2: LISTS THE SONS OF ISRAEL

CHAPTER 3: LISTS THE SONS OF DAVID

CHAPTER 4: OTHER CLANS OF JUDAH

CHAPTER 5: SONS OF REUBEN

CHAPTER 6: SONS OF LEVI

CHAPTER 7: SONS OF ISSACHAR

CHAPTER 8: THE GENEALOGY OF SAUL THE BENJAMITE

CHAPTER 9: RETURN FROM BABYLON

• Documents initial return of Israelites to Jerusalem after exile in Babylon.
• Records descendents of Saul.

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CHAPTER 10: SAUL DIES

• Records Saul’s military losses to the Philistines and death in battle.

CHAPTER 11: DAVID AND HIS MIGHTY MEN

• After Saul’s death David is chosen to be King.
• David then conquers Jerusalem and establishes his capital there.
• David wars with the Philistines.
• Some of David’s mightiest men and their deeds are recorded.

CHAPTER 12: THOSE LOYAL TO DAVID

• Records warriors who stayed loyal to David when he was banished by Saul.
• Records followers who anointed him King at Hebron.

CHAPTER 13: THEY ATTEMPT TO BRING THE ARK TO JERUSALEM

• David assembles the Israelites, and they decided to bring the Ark of the Covenant from Kiriath Jearim to Jerusalem.
• However when they try to move the Ark the Lord smites them down, so they leave the Ark at Obed-Edom’s house for three months.

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CHAPTER 14: DAVID DEFEATS PHILISTINES

• King of Tyre sends supplies and laborers to David to help build a palace.
• When the Philistines hear about David becoming King they attack Israel, but David defeats them.

CHAPTER 15: THE ARK IS BROUGHT TO JERUSALEM

• David builds a place for the Ark in Jerusalem.
• He instructs the Israelites that no one but the Levites may carry the Ark.
• Then they go to retrieve the Ark.

CHAPTER 16: THE ISRAELITES CELEBRATE THE ARKS RETURN

• The ark is set up in the tent that David created for it.
• The Israelites celebrate.

CHAPTER 17: THE LORD’S PROMISE

• David contemplates building a temple for the Lord.
• The Lord tell the prophet Nathan to tell David not to build him a temple, for his Son will be the one to build him a temple.

CHAPTER 18: DAVID’S VICTORIES

• David defeats the Philistines, Moabites, Zobah, and Demascus.
• David makes an ally with Tou king of Hamath.
• Edom becomes subjects to David.
• David’s officials are listed.

CHAPTER 19: THE WAR AGAINST THE AMMONITES

• After Nahash king of the Ammonites dies, David sends ambassadors to show his sympathy.
• However upon arrival they suspect the ambassadors of spying, and assault them.
• After the Ambassadors return to David, the Ammonites realize they have made an enemy, so they hire the Arameans to fight against the Israelites.
• David sends Joab to lead the Israelites in battle. The Israelites defeat the Arameans which cause the Ammonites to retreat. The Arameans then surrender and break their allegiance with the Amonnites.

CHAPTER 20: AMMONITES AND PHILISTINES DEFEATED

• Joab defeats the Ammonites and capture their land. David plunders the city and turns the population to forced laborers.
• The Israelites then defeat the Philistines.

CHAPTER 21: DAVID’S CENSUS

• David order Joab to take a census of all the men who are able to fight in Israel.
• The Lord see this as a sin, and decides to punish David.
• The Lord sends a plague to be inflicted upon on Israel.
• David pleads with the Lord to lift the plague because it was only he that guilty.
• The Lord orders David to make a sacrifice.

CHAPTER 22: THE TEMPLE

• David decides to build a temple for the Lord
• The Lord intervenes and tells David that his son Solomon will build the temple, for he has shed to much blood.
• David orders the elders to help his Son Solomon, and donates a large sum of money.

CHAPTER 23: DAVID KINGS SOLOMON

• David makes Solomon King and assigns jobs to the levites.

CHAPTER 24: DAVID ORGANIZES THE PRIESTS

• David organizes the priests.

CHAPTER 25: DAVID ORGANIZES THE MUSICIANS

• David organizes and trains musicians for the temple.

CHAPTER 26: DAVID ASSIGNS GATE KEEPERS AND TREASURERS

• David assigns gate keepers and Treasurers for the temple.

CHAPTER 27: ARMY IS ORGANIZED

• David Organizes the army.
• David assigns overseers for different sectors of the economy.

CHAPTER 28: DAVID’S PLANS FOR THE TEMPLE

• David gives Solomon the plans for the temple in writing.

CHAPTER 29: THE DEATH OF DAVID

• David donates resources for the construction of the temple.
• A ceremony is held for Solomon, and he is appointed King.
• David dies.