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II CHRONICLES THE ANCHOR BIBLE is a fresh approach to the world's greatest classic. Its object is to make the Bible accessible to the modem reader; its method is to arrive at the meaning of biblical literature through exact translation and extended exposition, and to recon­ struct the ancient setting of the biblical story, as well as the cir­ cumstances of its transcription and the characteristics of its tran­ scribers. THE ANCHOR BIBLE is a project of international and interfaith scope: Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish scholars from many coun­ tries contribute individual volumes. The project is not sponsored by any ecclesiastical organization and is not intended to reflect any par­ ticular theological doctrine. Prepared under our joint supervision, THE ANCHOR BIBLE is an effort to make available all the significant historical and linguistic knowledge which bears on the interpretation of the biblical record. THE ANCHOR BIBLE is aimed at the general reader with no special formal training in biblical studies; yet, it is written with the most exacting standards of scholarship, reflecting the highest technical ac­ complishment. This project marks the beginning of a new era of co-operation among scholars in biblical research, thus forming a common body of knowledge to be shared by all. William Foxwell Albright David Noel Freedman GENERAL EDITORS THE ANCHOR BIBLE I I TRANSLATION AND NOTES BY JACOB M. MYERS Doubleday & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York 1965 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-17226 Copyright © 1965 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved First Edition TRANSLATOR'S NOTE The biblical book of Chronicles is actually one book which, be­ cause of its length when translated from Hebrew into Greek, was divided into what we now know as I and II Chronicles. The di­ vision into two volumes has been retained here, but the interrelated­ ness of the two precluded two separate introductions that would, by avoiding repetition, tend to mislead the reader into thinking that I and II Chronicles were two distinct works. Therefore, the general introduction to the Chronicler's work ap­ pears at the beginning of I Chronicles, and a shorter introduction­ relevant specifically to II Chronicles-appears here. The appendixes for all of Chronicles are to be found at the end of II Chronicles. Appendix I gives a complete list of the parallel and comparative passages that the Chronicler drew upon for both I and II Chronicles; Appendix II contains genealogical charts based upon the first nine chapters of I Chronicles. Each volume also includes an index of place and personal names that appear in the biblical text of that volume, but if a name occurs in any other of the Chronicler's works (I and II Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah), all of these occurrences are cited in order to illustrate the basic unity of the narrative con­ tained in these volumes. J.M.M. CONTENTS Translator's Note v Principal Abbreviations XI INTRODUCTION The Work of the Chronicler in the Bible XVII The Intention of the Chronicler xx Content& of II Chronicles XXI Selected Bibliography XXXIII I. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON (ca. 962-922 B.c.) 1. Solomon Takes Over the Kingdom (i 1-17) 3 2. Building the Temple: Preparations (i 18, ii 1-17) 8 3. Building the Temple: Construction (iii 1-1 7) 14 4. Building the Temple: Furnishings (iv 1-22, v 1) 19 5. Building the Temple: Removal of the Ark. God's Approval (v 2-14) 26 6. Building the Temple: Solomon's Dedication and Prayer (vi 1-42) 31 7. Building the Temple: The Dedication Ceremony (vii 1-10) 39 8. Building the Temple: Yahweh's Response (vii 11-22) 42 9. Other Achievements of Solomon (viii 1-18) 45 10. Solomon's Wisdom and Wealth (ix 1-28) 52 11. Conclusion (ix 29-31) 60 II. THE KINGS OF JUDAH (ca. 922-587 n.c.) 12. The Reign of Rehoboam: The Rebellion of Israel (x 1-19) 63 13. The Reign of Rehoboam: Establishing the Kingdom (xi 1-23) 67 vm CONTENTS 14. The Reign of Rehoboam: Abandonment of Yahweh (xii 1-16) 72 15. The Reign of Abijah (xiii 1-23) 76 16. The Reign of Asa: The Early Years (xiv 1-14) 82 17. The Reign of Asa: The Reformation (xv 1-19) 86 18. The Reign of Asa: The Later Years (xvi 1-14) 91 19. The Reign of Jehoshaphat: Character and Organization (xvii 1-19) 96 20. The Reign of Jehoshaphat: Alliance with the Northern Kingdom (xviii 1-34) 101 21. The Reign of Jehoshaphat: God's Rebuke and Jehoshaphat's Reformation (xix 1-11) 106 22. The Reign of Jehoshaphat: Jehoshaphat's Piety Rewarded (xx 1-37, xxi 1) 110 23. The Reign of Jehoram (xxi 2-20) 118 24. The Reign of Ahaziah (xxii 1-9) 124 25. The Reign of Athaliah (xxii 10-12, xxiii 1-21) 127 26. The Reign of Joash (xxiv 1-27) 133 27. The Reign of Amaziah (xxv 1-28) 140 28. The Reign of Uzziah (xxvi 1-23) 147 29. The Reign of Jotham (xxvii 1-9) 155 30. The Reign of Ahaz (xxviii 1-27) 158 31. The Reign of Hezekiah: Rehabilitation of the Temple (xxix 1-36) 165 32. The Reign of Hezekiah: The Passover (xxx 1-27) 173 33. The Reign of Hezekiah: Reform Activities (xxxi 1-21) 180 34. The Reign of Hezekiah: The Assyrian Invasion (xxxii 1-23) 185 35. The Reign of Hezekiah: The Later Years (xxxii 24-33) 191 36. The Reign of Manasseh (xxxiii 1-20) 195 37. The Reign of Amon (xxixii 21-25) 200 38. The Reign of Josiah: Discovery of the Lawbook of Moses (xxxiv 1-33) 201 39. The Reign of Josiah: The Passover (xxxv 1-19) 209 40. The Reign of Josiah: The Later Years (xxvx 20-27) 214 41. The Reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jehoiachin (xxxvi 1-10) 217 42. The Reign of Zedekiah. The Exile (xxxvi 11-21) 221 43. The Decree of Cyrus (xxxvi 22-23) 224 CONTENTS IX APPENDIXES Appendix I: Parallels 227 I Chronicles 227 II Chronicles 229 Appendix II: Genealogical Charts 233 A. Noah 233 B. Abraham's Descendants 234 C. Edom: Kings and Chiefs 235 D. Jacob 235 E. The Line of Judah 237 F. Calebites 237 G. The Jerahmeelites 238 H. David's Family 239 I. Kings of Judah 240 J. Exilic and Postexilic Line 240 K. Southern Families 241 L. Simeon 242 M. Reuben 242 N. Gad and 112 Manasseh 243 0. Chief Priests 243 P. Other Descendants of Levi 244 Q. Singers and Aaronites 244 R. Issachar, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali 245 S. Manasseh 246 T. Ephraim and Asher 246 U. Benjamin 247 V. The Family of Saul 248 W. Returnees 249 Index of Place and Personal Names 251 Key to the Text 269

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