1 Chronicles

Chapters

1. 1 Chronicles 1: 1 Chronicles 1: names from Adam to the dukes of Edom
   The book opens with a bare chain of names, Adam to Noah and his three sons, with no verbs at all. It then branches: the sons of Japheth, the sons of…
2. 1 Chronicles 2: 1 Chronicles 2: the sons of Israel and the families of Judah
   The chapter names Israel's twelve sons and then turns to Judah. Judah's three sons by the daughter of Shua are listed, with the note that Er, the…
3. 1 Chronicles 3: 1 Chronicles 3: the sons of David and the line of the kings
   The chapter lists David's sons by where they were born. Six were born in Hebron, each with his mother named: Amnon of Ahinoam, Daniel of Abigail…
4. 1 Chronicles 4: 1 Chronicles 4: Judah's families, Jabez's prayer and Simeon's cities
   The chapter returns to Judah, naming families and the towns they fathered: the Zorathites, the men of Etam, Hur "the father of Beth-lehem", Ashur the…
5. 1 Chronicles 5: 1 Chronicles 5: Reuben, Gad and half Manasseh east of Jordan
   The chapter begins with a parenthesis about Reuben: he was the firstborn, but because "he defiled his father’s bed" his birthright went to the sons…
6. 1 Chronicles 6: 1 Chronicles 6: the Levites, the singers and their cities
   The chapter lists Levi's three sons and Kohath's line to Amram, whose children are Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Aaron's descendants run from Eleazar and…
7. 1 Chronicles 7: 1 Chronicles 7: Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher
   Issachar's four sons head the chapter, with the note that Tola's descendants were "valiant men of might" numbering 22,600 "in the days of David"…
8. 1 Chronicles 8: 1 Chronicles 8: the sons of Benjamin and the house of Saul
   Benjamin's five sons are listed in order, Bela the firstborn to Rapha the fifth, then Bela's sons. The sons of Ehud are called "heads of the fathers…
9. 1 Chronicles 9: 1 Chronicles 9: the dwellers in Jerusalem and the temple gatekeepers
   The chapter opens by saying all Israel were reckoned by genealogies, "written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah", and that the people were…
10. 1 Chronicles 10: 1 Chronicles 10: the death of Saul on mount Gilboa
    The Philistines fight Israel, the men of Israel flee and fall slain on mount Gilboa, and the Philistines kill Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab and…
11. 1 Chronicles 11: 1 Chronicles 11: David anointed at Hebron, Jebus taken and the mighty men
    All Israel gathers to David at Hebron, saying "we are thy bone and thy flesh", recalling that he led Israel even under Saul, and citing the Lord's…
12. 1 Chronicles 12: 1 Chronicles 12: the men who came to David at Ziklag, the hold and Hebron
    The chapter names those who joined David at Ziklag "while he yet kept himself close because of Saul": Benjamites of Saul's own kin who could use both…
13. 1 Chronicles 13: 1 Chronicles 13: the ark on a cart and the death of Uzza
    David consults the captains and every leader and proposes to the whole congregation that they send for their brethren throughout the land, with the…
14. 1 Chronicles 14: 1 Chronicles 14: Hiram's cedars, David's sons and two Philistine defeats
    Hiram king of Tyre sends messengers, cedar timber, masons and carpenters to build David a house, and David perceives that the Lord has confirmed him…
15. 1 Chronicles 15: 1 Chronicles 15: the Levites carry the ark to the city of David
    David builds houses in his city, prepares a place for the ark and pitches a tent for it. He declares that none but the Levites ought to carry the…
16. 1 Chronicles 16: 1 Chronicles 16: the ark in its tent and David's psalm of thanks
    The ark is set in the tent David pitched, burnt sacrifices and peace offerings are made, and David blesses the people in the Lord's name and gives…
17. 1 Chronicles 17: 1 Chronicles 17: the Lord promises to build David a house
    Sitting in his house, David tells Nathan the prophet that he lives in a house of cedars while the ark "remaineth under curtains". Nathan answers, "Do…
18. 1 Chronicles 18: 1 Chronicles 18: David's victories and the spoils dedicated to the Lord
    David strikes the Philistines and takes Gath and its towns, then Moab, whose people become his servants and bring gifts. He defeats Hadarezer king of…
19. 1 Chronicles 19: 1 Chronicles 19: Hanun shames David's messengers and the war with Ammon and Syria
    Nahash king of Ammon dies and his son Hanun reigns. David resolves to show Hanun kindness "because his father shewed kindness to me" and sends…
20. 1 Chronicles 20: 1 Chronicles 20: Rabbah taken and the sons of the giant killed
    When the year turns, "at the time that kings go out to battle", Joab leads the army, wastes the land of Ammon and besieges Rabbah, "But David tarried…
21. 1 Chronicles 21: 1 Chronicles 21: the census, the plague and the altar at Ornan's threshingfloor
    Satan stands up against Israel and provokes David to number the people. David orders Joab to count from Beer–sheba to Dan. Joab protests, asking why…
22. 1 Chronicles 22: 1 Chronicles 22: David prepares for the temple and charges Solomon
    David declares Ornan's threshingfloor "the house of the Lord God" and "the altar of the burnt offering for Israel". He gathers the strangers in the…
23. 1 Chronicles 23: 1 Chronicles 23: the Levites counted and set in their courses
    When David is old and full of days he makes Solomon king and gathers the princes, priests and Levites. The Levites are counted from thirty years…
24. 1 Chronicles 24: 1 Chronicles 24: the twenty-four courses of the priests
    The chapter divides the sons of Aaron. Nadab and Abihu "died before their father, and had no children", so Eleazar and Ithamar carried on the…
25. 1 Chronicles 25: 1 Chronicles 25: the singers of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun set in twenty-four lots
    David and the captains of the host set apart the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun "who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with…
26. 1 Chronicles 26: 1 Chronicles 26: the porters, the treasures and the officers beyond the house
    The porters are divided by family. Meshelemiah the son of Kore, a Korhite "of the sons of Asaph", has seven sons. Obed–edom has eight sons, "for God…
27. 1 Chronicles 27: 1 Chronicles 27: the monthly courses, tribal princes and the king's stewards
    The chapter lists the captains of twelve courses that served the king month by month, each of 24,000 men: Jashobeam for the first month, Dodai with…
28. 1 Chronicles 28: 1 Chronicles 28: David's public charge to Solomon and the pattern of the house
    David assembles the princes, captains, stewards, officers and mighty men at Jerusalem, stands up and addresses them as "my brethren, and my people"…
29. 1 Chronicles 29: 1 Chronicles 29: the freewill offerings, David's prayer and Solomon's accession
    David tells the congregation that Solomon, "whom alone God hath chosen", is young and the work great, "for the palace is not for man, but for the…

Main people in 1 Chronicles

• David
• Jacob
• Levi
• Solomon
• Judah
• Saul (King)
• Joab
• Benjamin
• Aaron
• Reuben
• Asaph
• Eleazar
• Moses
• Korah
• Abraham
• Samuel

More people in 1 Chronicles

• Manasseh
• Merari
• Kohath
• Gershon
• Obed-edom
• Zadok
• Caleb
• Ephraim
• Heman
• Izhar
• Jeduthun
• Ornan
• Hadadezer
• Hebron
• Issachar
• Amram
• Hezron
• Ithamar
• Naphtali
• Uzziel