The Expositor’s Bible The Books of Chronicles By William Henry Bennett Professor of Old Testament Languages and Literature, Mackney and New Colleges; Sometime Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge Hodder & Stoughton New York George H, Doran Company CONTENTS Preface Book I. Introduction. Chapter I. Date And Authorship. Chapter II. Historical Setting. Chapter III. Sources And Mode Of Composition. Chapter IV. The Importance of Chronicles. Book II. Genealogies. Chapter I. Names. 1 Chron. i-ix. Chapter II. Heredity. 1 Chron. i.-ix. Chapter III. Statistics. Chapter IV. Family Traditions. 1 Chron. i. 10, 19, 46; ii. 3, 7, 34; iv. 9, 10, 18, 22, 27, 34-43; v. 10, 18-22; vii. 21-23; viii. 13. Chapter V. The Jewish Community In The Time Of The Chronicler. Chapter VI. Teaching By Anachronism. 1 Chron. ix. (cf. xv., xvi., xxiii.-xxvii., etc.). Book III. Messianic And Other Types. Chapter I. Teaching By Types. Chapter II. David—I. His Tribe And Dynasty. Chapter III. David—II. His Personal History. Chapter IV. David—III. His Official Dignity. Chapter V. Solomon. Chapter VI. Solomon (continued). Chapter VII. The Wicked Kings. 2 Chron. xxviii., etc. Chapter VIII. The Priests. Chapter IX. The Prophets. Chapter X. Satan. 1 Chron. xxi.-xxii. 1. Chapter XI. Conclusion. Book IV. The Interpretation Of History. Chapter I. The Last Prayer Of David. 1 Chron. xxix. 10-19. Chapter II. Rehoboam And Abijah: The Importance Of Ritual. 2 Chron. x.-xiii. Chapter III. Asa: Divine Retribution. 2 Chron. xiv.-xvi. Chapter IV. Jehoshaphat—The Doctrine Of Non-Resistance. 2 Chron. xvii.-xx. Chapter V. Jehoram, Ahaziah, and Athaliah: The Consequences of a Foreign Marriage. 2 Chron. xxi.-xxiii. Chapter VI. Joash and Amaziah. 2 Chron. xxiv.-xxv. Chapter VII. Uzziah, Jotham, and Ahaz. 2 Chron. xxvi.-xxviii. Chapter VIII. Hezekiah: The Religious Value Of Music. 2 Chron. xxix.-xxxii. Chapter IX. Manasseh: Repentance And Forgiveness. 2 Chron. xxxiii. Chapter X. The Last Kings Of Judah. 2 Chron. xxxiv.-xxxvi. Footnotes PREFACE