Full Description
The book of Chronicles, the last book of the Hebrew Bible and a central historical book of the Christian Old Testament, has in recent decades gone from being "the Cinderella of biblical studies" to being one of the most researched books of the Bible. The anonymous author, often simply called "the Chronicler" by modern scholars, looks back at the old Israelite monarchy, before the Babylonian exile, from his vantage point in the post-exilic early Second Temple Period, and attempts to "update" the older historiographies of Samuel and Kings in order to elucidate their meaning to the people of his own time.
In The Chronicles of the David and Solomon, Yigal Levin does the same for the modern reader. He offers a brand-new translation and commentary on 1 Chronicles 10 - 2 Chronicles 9, examining the period of David's and Solomon's reign as presented in the text in exhaustive detail.
The Chronicles of David and Solomon is preceded in publication by The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah on 2 Chronicles 10 - 36, and will be followed by The Chronicles of All Israel on the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1-9 and including comprehensive essays on the book of Chronicles, its time, purposes, methods and meanings.
Contents
List of Maps and Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. The Death of King Saul - 1 Chronicles 10
2. The Rise of David - 1 Chronicles 11-12
3. The First Acts of David in Jerusalem - 1 Chronicles 13-14
4. The Ark Comes to Jerusalem - 1 Chronicles 15-16
5. David in Jerusalem: The Future Temple and the Dynastic Promise - 1 Chronicles 17
6. David's Conquests - 1 Chronicles 18-20
7. The Census and its Consequences - 1 Chronicles 21
8. David's Preparations and his Charge to Solomon - 1 Chronicles 22
9. The Temple Personnel - 1 Chronicles 23-26
10. The Administration of David's Kingdom - 1 Chronicles 27
11. David's Final Assembly and the Coronation of Solomon - 1 Chronicles 28-29
12. Solomon Becomes King - 2 Chronicles 1
13. Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple - 2 Chronicles 2
14. Solomon Builds the Temple - 2 Chronicles 3-4
15. Solomon Dedicates the Temple - 2 Chronicles 5-7
16. The Further Deeds of Solomon - 2 Chronicles 8-9
David and Solomon in Chronicles: A Summary and an Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of Names and Places
Index of Authors
