Books Thirteen and Fourteen: Chronicles 1 and 2

The two books of Chronicles are summaries of what happened before them in the Old Testament. These rough paintings are meant to accompany the summarized plot.  

(1 Chronicles: 1:1) “Adam, Sheth, E’-nosh, Ke’-nan, Ma-ha’-la-le-el, Je’-red, He’-noch, Me-thu’-se-lah, La’-mech, No’-ah, Shem, Ham, and Ja’-pheth.”

(1 Chronicles 4:23) “These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.”

(1 Chronicles 7:15) “And Ma’-chir took to wife the sister of Hup’-pim and Shup’-pim, whose sister’s name was Ma’-a-chah;) and the name of the second was Ze-loph’-e-had: and Ze-loph’-e-had had daughters.”

(1 Chronicles 11:18) “And the three brake through the host of the Phil’-is-tines, and drew water out of the well of Beth’-le-hem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to Da’-vid: but Da’-vid would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD.”

(1 Chronicles 15:29) “And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of Da’-vid, that Mi’-chal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king Da’-vid dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.”

(1 Chronicles 19:4) “Wherefore Ha’-nun took Da’-vid’s servants, and shaved t hem, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.”

(1 Chronicles 22:15) “The sons of Mo’-ses were, Ger’-shom, and E-li-e’-zer.”

(1 Chronicles 26:24) “And She-bu’-el the son of Ger’-shom, the son of Mo’-ses, was ruler of the treasures.”

(2 Chronicles 3:11) “And in the most holy house he made two cher’-u-bims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. And the wings of the cher’-u-bims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cher’-ub.”

(2 Chronicles 7:1) “Now when Sol’-o-mon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.”

(2 Chronicles 9:17) “Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.”

(2 Chronicles 11:21) “And Re-ho-bo’-am loved Ma’-a-chah the daughter of Ab’-sa-lom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.”

(2 Chronicles 18:7) “And the King of Is’-ra-el said unto Je-hosh’-a-phat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Mi-cai’-ah the son of Im’-la. And Je-hosh’-a-phat said, Let not the king say so."

(2 Chronicles 21:18) “And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.”

(2 Chronicles 25:18) “And Jo’-ash king of Is’-ra-el sent to Am-a-zi’-ah king of Ju’-dah, saying, The thistle that was in Leb’-a-non sent to the cedar that was in Leb’-a-non, saying, Give thy daughter to my so son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Leb’-a-non, and trode down the thistle.”

(2 Chronicles 29:20) “Then Hez-e-ki’-ah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Ju’-dah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aa’-ron to offer them on the altar of the LORD. So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.”

(2 Chronicles 33:6) “And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hin’-nom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”

(2 Chronicles 35:25) “And the archers shot at king Jo-si’-ah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.”

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