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The books of
Chronicles are, in a great measure, repetitions of what is in
the books of Samuel and of the Kings, yet there are some
excellent useful things in them which we find not elsewhere. The
FIRST BOOK traces the rise of the Jewish people from Adam, and
afterward gives an account of the reign of David.
In the SECOND
BOOK the narrative is continued, and relates the progress and
end of the kingdom of Judah; also it notices the return of the
Jews from the Babylonian captivity. Jerome says, that whoever
supposes himself to have knowledge of the Scriptures without
being acquainted with the books of Chronicles, deceives himself.
Historical facts passed over elsewhere, names, and the
connection of passages are to be found here, and many questions
concerning the gospel are explained. |
