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First Chronicles

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Introduction to 1 & 2 Chronicles:
Author: Originally, 1 and 2 Chronicles were one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. They were probably written by Ezra (cf. 2 Chron. 36:22-23 and Ezra 1:1-3a).Time of Writing: Probably after 458 B.C., during the reign of Artaxerxes the king of Persia (Ezra 7:1), when Ezra returned from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:31-32).Place of Writing: Perhaps in Jerusalem.Time Period Covered: The two books cover 517 years: 1 Chronicles covers about forty-one years (excluding the forefathers' genealogy in chs. 1—9), from 1056 B.C. to 1015 B.C., that is, from the death of Saul (ch. 10) to the death of David (29:28); 2 Chronicles covers about 476 years, from 1015 B.C. to 539 B.C., that is, from the reign of Solomon (1:1) to the first year of Cyrus the king of Persia (36:22).

Subject of 1 & 2 Chronicles:
A Full Chronology of God's Move in Man's History
from Adam through Samuel to Israel's Return from Their Captivity,
with a Presentation of Some of the Important Details
of God's Dealing with the Kings of Judah

First Chronicles

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I. |The genealogy from Adam to the twelve tribes of Israel — 1|Chron. 1:1-9:44

A. |The genealogy from Adam to Abraham — 1:1-27
1|Chron.|1:1|-||1a|Adam, |b|Seth, Enosh,
1|Chron.|1:2|-|Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
1|Chron.|1:3|-|Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
1|Chron.|1:4|-|Noah, |a|Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1|Chron.|1:5|-||a|The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
1|Chron.|1:6|-|And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Diphath and Togarmah.
1|Chron.|1:7|-|And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
1|Chron.|1:8|-||a|The sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
1|Chron.|1:9|-|And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raama and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
1|Chron.|1:10|-|And Cush begot Nimrod: He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
1|Chron.|1:11|-||a|And Mizraim begot the Ludim and the Anamim and the Lehabim and the Naphtuhim
1|Chron.|1:12|-|And the Pathrusim and the Casluhim, from which came the Philistines, and the Caphtorim.
1|Chron.|1:13|-|And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn and Heth
1|Chron.|1:14|-|And the Jebusites and the Amorites and the Girgashites
1|Chron.|1:15|-|And the Hivites and the Arkites and the Sinites
1|Chron.|1:16|-|And the Arvadites and the Zemarites and the Hamathites.
1|Chron.|1:17|-||a|The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech.
1|Chron.|1:18|-|And Arpachshad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
1|Chron.|1:19|-|And to Eber were born two sons: The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
1|Chron.|1:20|-|And Joktan begot Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
1|Chron.|1:21|-|And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah
1|Chron.|1:22|-|And Ebal and Abimael and Sheba
1|Chron.|1:23|-|And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
1|Chron.|1:24|-||a|Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
1|Chron.|1:25|-|Eber, Peleg, Reu,
1|Chron.|1:26|-|Serug, Nahor, Terah,
1|Chron.|1:27|-|Abram (the same is |a|Abraham).
B. |The genealogy of Abraham — 1:28-34
1|Chron.|1:28|-|The sons of Abraham: |a|Isaac and Ishmael.
1|Chron.|1:29|-||a|These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam;
1|Chron.|1:30|-|Mishma and Dumah; Massa, Hadad, and Tema;
1|Chron.|1:31|-|Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael.
1|Chron.|1:32|-||a|And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: She bore Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
1|Chron.|1:33|-|And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1|Chron.|1:34|-|And Abraham begot |1|Isaac. The sons of Isaac: |a|Esau and |2b|Israel.
C. |The genealogy of Esau — 1:35-54
1|Chron.|1:35|-||a|The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam and Korah.
1|Chron.|1:36|-|The sons of Eliphaz: Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Timna and Amalek.
1|Chron.|1:37|-|The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1|Chron.|1:38|-||a|And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan.
1|Chron.|1:39|-|And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. And Lotan’s sister: Timna.
1|Chron.|1:40|-|The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
1|Chron.|1:41|-|The |1|son of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.
1|Chron.|1:42|-|The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
1|Chron.|1:43|-||a|And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king of the children of Israel reigned: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1|Chron.|1:44|-|And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
1|Chron.|1:45|-|And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
1|Chron.|1:46|-|And Husham died; and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.
1|Chron.|1:47|-|And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
1|Chron.|1:48|-|And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.
1|Chron.|1:49|-|And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
1|Chron.|1:50|-|And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1|Chron.|1:51|-|And Hadad died. And the |1|clans of Edom were: Clan Timna, Clan Aliah, Clan Jetheth,
1|Chron.|1:52|-|Clan Oholibamah, Clan Elah, Clan Pinon,
1|Chron.|1:53|-|Clan Kenaz, Clan Teman, Clan Mibzar,
1|Chron.|1:54|-|Clan Magdiel, Clan Iram. These were the clans of Edom.

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