Commentary on 1-2 Chronicles

J. Boda Mark

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Comprehensive, accessible, and fully illustrated--this commentary on 1-2 Chronicles is a must-have resource.You want a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, but the notes in your study Bible don't give you enough depth or insight. This commentary was created with you in mind.Each volume of The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary is a nontechnical, section-by-section commentary on one book or section of the Bible that provides reliable and readable interpretations of the Scriptures from leading evangelical scholars. This information-packed commentary will help you gain a deeper understanding of the Bible in your own personal study or in preparation for teaching. It tackles problematic questions, calls attention to the spiritual and personal aspects of the biblical message, and brings out important points of biblical theology, making it invaluable to anyone seeking to get the most out of their Bible study.

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• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781493424498
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Abbreviations
Introduction
Commentary

1. The Genealogies of Israel (1 Chron. 1:1–9:44)
A. God’s Chosen People among the Nations (1:1–2:2)
B. Judah (2:3–4:23)
C. Simeon (4:24–43)
D. Northern Transjordan Tribes (5:1–26)
E. Levi (6:1–81)
F. Northern Cisjordan Tribes (7:1–40)
G. Benjamin (8:1–40)
H. God’s Chosen Remnant from the Nations (9:1–44)
2. The Account of David (10:1–29:30)
A. The Defeat and Death of Saul (10:1–14)
B. Establishing David’s Rule (11:1–47)
C. Supporting David’s Rule (12:1–40)
D. Transferring the Ark: First Attempt (13:1–14)
E. The World Stage (14:1–17)
F. Transferring the Ark: Second Attempt (15:1–29)
G. The Ark in Jerusalem and the Tabernacle in Gibeon (16:1–43)
H. Dynasty and Temple (17:1–27)
I. Victory over the Nations and Administration in Israel (18:1–17)
J. Victory over Ammon and Aram (19:1–19)
K. Victory over Ammon and Philistia (20:1–8)
L. The Census (21:1–30)
M. Initial Provision and Commission to Build the Temple (22:1–19)
N. Personnel for Temple and Kingdom (23:1–27:34)
O. Commissioning Solomon (28:1–21)
P. Charging the Assembly (29:1–30)
3. The Account of Solomon (2 Chron. 1:1–9:31)
A. Ascending the Throne (1:1–17)
B. Preparing for the Temple Project (2:1–18)
C. Building the Temple Structure (3:1–17)
D. Creating the Temple Furnishings (4:1–22)
E. Transferring the Ark in Jerusalem (5:1–14)
F. Dedicating the Temple—Solomon’s Speech and Prayer (6:1–42)
G. Dedicating the Temple—Yahweh’s Response to Solomon (7:1–22)
H. Other Pursuits (8:1–9:31)
4. The Post-Solomonic Accounts (10:1–36:23)
A. The Reign of Rehoboam (10:1–12:16)
B. The Reign of Abijah (13:1–22)
C. The Reign of Asa (14:1–16:14)
D. The Reign of Jehoshaphat (17:1–20:37)
E. The Account of Jehoram (21:1–20)
F. The Accounts of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash (22:1–24:27)
G. The Account of Amaziah (25:1–28)
H. The Account of Uzziah (26:1–23)
I. The Account of Jotham (27:1–9)
J. The Account of Ahaz (28:1–27)
K. The Account of Hezekiah (29:1–32:33)
L. The Account of Manasseh (33:1–20)
M. The Account of Amon (33:21–25)
N. The Account of Josiah (34:1–35:27)
O. The Final Royal Accounts, Exile, and Restoration (36:1–23)
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Abbreviations ANET Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament . Edited by J. B. Pritchard. 3rd ed. Princeton, 1969 BDAG Bauer, W., F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago, 1999 ca. circa (about, approximately) cf. compare chap(s). chapter(s) COS The Context of Scripture . Edited by W. W. Hallo. 3 vols. Leiden, 1997– e.g. for example ESV English Standard Version HALOT Koehler, L., W. Baumgartner, and J. J. Stamm. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Translated and edited under the supervision of M. E. J. Richardson. 5 vols. Leiden, 1994–2000 HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible i.e. that is KJV King James Version NASB New American Standard Bible NEB New English Bible NET New English Translation NIV New International Version (2011 edition) NIV 1984 New International Version (1984 edition) NJB New Jerusalem Bible NJPS The Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures: The New JPS Translation according to the Traditional Hebrew Text NKJV New King James Version NLT New Living Translation NRSV New Revised Standard Version RSV Revised Standard Version TDOT Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament . Edited by G. J. Botterweck and H. Ringgren. Translated by J. T. Willis, G. W. Bromiley, and D. E. Green. 8 vols. Grand Rapids, 1974– TNIV Today’s New International Version
1–2 Chronicles
Mark J. Boda
Introduction
Authorship and Date
By beginning with Adam and ending with Cyrus, 1–2 Chronicles provides an overview of history from the creation of the world until the foundation of the community to which it is addressed, in the Persian period. Mention of the figure Cyrus (2 Chron. 36:22–23, 539 BC), the coin “daric” (1 Chron. 29:7, ca. 515 BC), and Persian-period Davidic descendants (1 Chron. 3:17–24, ca. 450 BC) places the author of this book no sooner than the mid-fifth century BC. Allusions to Chronicles in books from the Second Temple period (1 Maccabees, Sirach, Dead Sea Scrolls) and its inclusion in the Old Greek translation suggest it was composed prior to the mid-third century BC. The community in and for which it was written was controlled largely by a group who had returned to Jerusalem after exile in Mesopotamia, rebuilt the temple, restored its services, yet remained under the hegemony of a foreign power, most likely the Persians (see Ezra-Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi). The author is anonymous, but the emphasis placed on and familiarity with the practices of the nonpriestly Levites suggests someone within this guild.

Sources
The Chronicler responsible for this book constantly refers to sources from which further information could be culled and possibly from which he has drawn elements in his account. These sources range from records of various prophets (e.g., 1 Chron. 29:29; 2 Chron. 9:29) to the book of the kings of Judah and Israel (e.g., 2 Chron. 16:11; 25:26), none of which are extant. A close comparison of the accounts and lists in Chronicles and other Old Testament books reveals heavy reliance on the books of Samuel and Kings for narrative material (approximately 50 percent) and reliance on the Torah, Joshua, Psalms, Ruth, Ezra, and Nehemiah for many of the lists. A comparison between Chronicles and these sources offers insight into the historiographic intention of the Chronicler. It shows that the Chronicler is a master at gathering and combining sources as he constructs his history of Israel for his Persian-period audience.
Structure
Due to its length this work is typically divided into two parts (1 and 2 Chronicles), but it constitutes a single literary work. This composition is divided into four basic sections, beginning with an elongated review of the genealogies of Israel within the world (1 Chronicles 1–9), which not only depicts an ideal Israel united by Judah (David), Levi (temple), and Benjamin but also implicitly traces the story of Israel among the nations from Adam (1 Chron. 1:1) to Saul (1 Chron. 9:35–44). The narrative proper begins in chapter 10, with the death of Saul, designed to both contrast and prepare for the account of David in 1 Chronicles 10–29. The focus of this account is on David’s preparations for the temple, first by transporting the ark to Jerusalem and legislating worship at this site, second by identifying the site of the temple, and third by providing the materials and personnel necessary for Solomon’s construction of the temple. This is the focal point in the third major section of the book in 2 Chronicles 1–9, the account of Solomon. The idyllic rendition of Solomon’s reign provides a firm foundation and exemplary pattern for the second