Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
Book: 1 Chronicles
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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 Babylonish
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.