Chronicles, the Grand Finale of the Hebrew Bible

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© 2016 Casper J. Labuschagne Chronicles [email protected] — rev. 08/17/16 10:02 AM

Numerical Features of the Book of Chronicles A New Approach to its Structural Design

Please read the General Introduction

Like the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the Book of Chronicles is a structural unity consisting of two indivisible sections. The division into two books stems from the LXX and it is only since the 15th century that they appear in Hebrew Bibles. In MT the customary colophon is to be found at the end of 2 Chronicles, showing that we have to do with a single book. This is corroborated by the fact that the book begins with 104 (4x26) words (1 Chron 1,1-16) and is concluded by 85 (5x17) words (2 Chron. 36,20-23), in line with the fact that a holy book usually begins and ends with a number of words which are a multiple of 17 or 26. See my article on the beginning and end of a holy book.

The Book of Chronicles is a consistent numerical composition shaped and highlighted from beginning to end by the divine name numbers 17 and 26, because no less than 23567 of its 24057 words (98%) are governed by 17 and 26, the highest percentage in the Hebrew Bible. Moreover, I counted in smaller passages 14498 words (60%) which are additionally highlighted in this way. This in itself renders Chronicles into a high-grade numerical composition: in this respect the apogee of the Biblical books.

It can be described as a through and through religious writing – more so than the Book of Kings – of which the raison d’être and purpose was to reassess and rewrite the Story of Ancient Israel from the creation of humankind to the downfall of Judah (Genesis-Kings), as an alternative, complementary account. From 1 Chronicles 10 onwards it is in fact an extensive elaboration of the brief interpretation in 2 King 17,1-19 of the reason behind the disaster that befell the people of God. Moreover, it was not conceived to be a totally independent writing, but to function as a theological preamble to Ezra-Nehemiah which deals with the restoration of the post-exilic community.

Contrary to what we found in Ezra-Nehemiah, the Book of Fulfilment, in which 63% of its words are shaped and highlighted by the number of fulfilment, 11, in Chronicles all of its 24057 words (100%) constitute a multiple of 11: 2187x11. If this is not simply a matter of coincidence, which I doubt, it can be explained as an esoteric scribal technique used to link Chronicles to Ezra-Nehemiah (in this order!) as another Book of Fulfilment, in this case, the fulfilment of all God’s promises given to the patriarchs, David, and the house of Judah, and, more importantly, the implementation of the many threats of disaster in case of disobedience to the law of Moses, and particularly the fulfilment of Jeremiah’s prophecies.

There is more evidence for the proposed relationship between Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah, namely the notable parallel between the final verses of 2 Chronicles, 36,20-23 (not only 36,22-23!), and the opening verses of Ezra 1,1-3. In my opinion, the generally accepted idea that 2 Chron 36,22-23 are repeated in Ezra 1,1-3 must be reversed, for 2 Chron 36,20-23 is a carefully designed rewrite of Ezra 1,1-3 by the Chronicler in order to link Chronicles to Ezra-Nehemiah, which he rightly regarded as its sequel in time order. This means that the function of the last verses of Chronicles is to prelude on the first verses of Ezra-Nehemiah.

Given the supposition that Chronicles was composed at a later stage by a different author to precede Ezra-Nehemiah, the idea of a common authorship of the two books should definitively be abandoned.

For the most recent discussion of their relationship, see Sara Japhet, “The Supposed Common Authorship of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah Investigated Anew”, in: Vetus Testamentum IOSOT (2013), 36-76.

This is not the place to discuss in more detail the problem of the relationship between the two books and their authors. See, e.g., the entry “Chronicles, Book of 1-2” in: The Anchor Bible Dictionary, I, (1992), 993. What has been said above sheds sufficient new light on their relationship. The Book of Chronicles was not conceived as a follow-up to Ezra-Nehemiah (as suggested by the order in the Hebrew Bible), but was written as an introduction to Ezrah-Nehemiah. The order Chronicles – Ezra-Nehemiah (as in LXX), reflects their chronological relationship in terms of content. In the Hebrew Bible, however, the reversed arrangement reflects the compositional time order, with the younger book Chronicles, as the apogee of the Biblical books to conclude the canon. In this way the two accounts of the Story of Ancient Israel form an inclusion: Genesis-Kings, a historiographic account of the rise and demise of the people of God at the beginning of the canon, and Chronicles, a pure religious account and evaluation of the Story, at the end.

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Broad outline based on layout markers, content, and numerical features

The P and S have proved to be very helpful in delimiting the greater and smaller literary units. Generally speaking, the layout markers also appear to be reliable. I found only four literary units lacking a delimiting layout marker at their outer border, namely, 1 Chron. 14,1-17, 2 Chron. 2,16-17, 2 Chron. 6,1-13, and 2 Chron. 34,8-17, which are marked with []. On the whole it was relatively easy to distinguish the layout markers with a delimiting function from those which serve only to draw attention to what follows or to separate different episodes and verses, marked green in the table below). In terms of content and numerical considerations, Chronicles divides into seven main parts (as in many other books), with Solomon’s reign, Part IV: 2 Chron 1-9, in pride of place at the centre of the sevenfold structure (7=3+1+3). Compare the central position of Solomon’s Psalm (127) in the Psalms of Ascents!

The passages marked blue (98% of the text!) are in their entirety highlighted by the divine name numbers 17 and 26, but 1 Chronicles 9, stands out as not highlighted in this way. The outline below will enable us to explain this phenomenon and to discover the compositional process, which was in four stages:

1. The prehistory of Israel, 1 Chron 1-8, which the author finalized and sealed with 3434 (202x17) words. 2. The reign of David and Solomon, 1 Chron 10 – 2 Chron 9, which he sealed with 10140 (390x26) words. 3. The reign of all post-Davidic kings (2 Chron 9-36), which he sealed with 13312 (512x26) words. 4. Finally, a conclusion to the genealogies (1 Chronicles 9) to function as a bridge between the prehistory and the history of Israel under the reign of kings and to provide its first king with additional antecedents. This was done in such a way that the total number of words in the book came to a multiple of 11: 24057 (2187x11), in order to stamp it (like Ezra-Nehemiah) as a Book of Fulfilment.

Part I: 1 Chronicles 1-9 The prehistory of Israel presented as genealogies: P A. 1 Chr 1,1-4,23 From Adam to Israel and Judah: S 1428 (84x17) B. 1 Chr 4,24-5,26 Simeon and the transjordan tribes: P 527 (31x17) C. 1 Chr 5,27-6,66 The priestly descendants of Levi: S 752 3434 (202x17) D. 1 Chr 7,1-8,40 Other tribes and the family of Saul: P 727 E. 1 Chr 9,1-44 The returnees from Babylon: P 490

Part II: 1 Chron 10,1-21,30 The establishment of David’s kingdom: S A. 1 Chr 10,1,-14,17 Saul’s death and David’s kingship: [] 1625 B. 1 Chr 15,1-17,27 The return of the Ark to Jerusalem: P 1181 C. 1 Chr 18,1-21,30 David’s wars and his fatal census: S 1196 (46x26)

Part III: 1 Chron 22,1-29,30 David’s preparations for the temple building: P 1 Chron 10,1 - 2 Chron 9,31 A. 1 Chr 22,1-27,34 David’s measures to start the work: P 1958 10140 (390x26) B. 1 Chr 28,1-29,30 The succession of Solomon: P 861

Part IV: 2 Chron 1-9 The reign of Solomon, and his achievements: P A. 2 Chr 1,1-7,22 Solomon the temple builder: P 2542 B. 2 Chr 8,1-9,31 Solomon’s wisdom and prosperity: P 777

Part V: 2 Chron 10,1-21,3 The reign of four kings: Rehoboam to Jehoshaphat: P A. 2 Chr 10,1-12,16 The secession of the north : P 857 B. 2 Chr 13,1-16,14 The reign of Abijah and Asa: P 1091 3553 (209x17) C. 2 Chr 17,1-21,3 The reign of Jehoshaphat: P 1605 2 Chron 1,1-36,23

Part VI: 2 Chron 21,4-28,27 The reign of seven kings: Jehoram to Achaz: P 13312 (512x26) A. 2 Chr 21,4-26,2 Jehoram, Athaliah, Joash, Amaziah: P 1875 B. 2 Chr 26,3-28,27 The reign of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz: P 921

Part VII: 2 Chron 29-36 Judah’s final kings: Hezekiah to Zedekiah; the disaster.

A. 2 Chr 29,1-31,1 King Hezekiah the reformer: S 1004+ B. 2 Chr 31,2-32,33 King Hezekiah’s achievements: P 849/1853 (109x17) C. 2 Chr 33,1-25 The reign of Manasse and Amon: P 380 D. 2 Chr 34,1-36,4 King Josiah’s reforms and the law: P 1098 E. 2 Chr 36,5-23 From Jehoiakim to the disaster: Colophon 313.

Note how the central positioning of the reign of Solomon is underlined by being overlapped by the two accolades: Solomon belongs, on the one hand, to the reign of David over the undivided kingdom, and on the other, he is linked to the reign of the post-Davidic kings over Judah and Benjamin after the schism, for his rule contained the seeds of discontent (Solomon’s ‘heavy yoke’ - 2 Chron 10,4) that led ultimately to the secession of the northern tribes. For the comparble position of Deuteronomy in the Enneateuch, see my article “The Rise and Demise of the So-called Deuteronomistic History. A Plea for the Compositional Unity of Genesis-Kings”, in OTS 2016, 122-144.


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Detailed outline: Arrangement of the text in terms of words: 183 paragraphs. The passages marked blue are in their entirety highlighted by the numbers 17 and 26.

Part I: 1 Chron 1-9 The prehistory of Israel presented in the form of genealogies: 41 paragraphs. §1: 1,1-16 From Adam to the Canaanites: S 104 (4x26) §2: 1,17-27 From Shem to Abraham: S 77 §3: 1,28-37 Abraham’s descendants: S 81 §4: 1,38-42 The sons of Seir: P 45 §5: 1,43-54 Kings who reigned in Edom: P 115 §6: 2,1-20 From Israel to the Calebites: S 177 §7: 2,21-55 From Hezron to the scribes: S 358 §8: 3,1-4 David’s sons born in Hebron: S 50 §9: 3,5-9 The sons born in Jerusalem: P 31 §10: 3,10-4,2 The line of David and Judah: P 136 (8x17) §11: 4,3-12 From Etam to the men of Recah: S 119 (7x17) §12: 4,13-23 From Othniel to Sela: S 135 §13: 4,24-27 The sons of Simeon: S 38 §14: 4,28-5,2 From Simeon to Reuben: S 188 §15: 5,3-10 The descendants of Reuben: P 82 §16: 5,11-13 The descendants of Gad: S 26 §17: 5,14-17 Other descendants of Gad: P 44 §18: 5,18-22 War with foreign tribes: P 74 §19: 5,23-26 The end of the eastern tribes : P 75 §20: 5,27-41 The descendants of Levi: S 123 §21: 6,1-13 More descendants of Levi: S 84 §22: 6,14-15 The descendants of Merari: P 15 §23: 6,16-28 The Levitical singers: S 114 §24: 6,29-32 The singers of Merari: S 32 §25: 6,33-34 The Aaronite high priests: P 30 §26: 6,35-38 The descendants of Aaron: S 25 §27: 6,39-47 The Levitical cities: S 112 §28: 6,48-50 The cities of Merari’s sons: S 39 §29: 6,51-55 The cities of Kehat’s sons: P 56 §30: 6,56-66 The cities of Gerson’s sons: S 122 §31: 7,1-5 The descendants of Issachar: P 67 §32: 7,6-13 Benjamin and Naphtali: P 91 §33: 7,14-19 The descendants of Manasse: P 66 §34: 7,20-29 The descendants of Ephraim: P 112 §35: 7,30-40 The descendants of Asher: S 90 §36: 8,1-28 The descendants of Benjamin: S 170 (10x17) §37: 8,29-40 Gibeon and Saul’s clan: P 131 §38: 9,1 All Israel enrolled by genealogies: S 13 §39: 9,2-9 The people of Jerusalem: S 85 (5x17) §40: 9,10-34 The priests and Levites: P 287 §41: 9,35-44 The genealogy of Saul: P 105

Part II: 1 Chron 10,1-22,1 The establishment of David’s kingdom: 32 paragraphs. §42: 10,1-14 Saul’s death and David’s rise: P 204 (12x17)+ §43: 11,1-9 David as king: Jebus captured: P 134/338 (13x26) §44: 11,10-47 David and his warriors: P 386 §45: 12,1-9 David’s followers/warriors: S 89 §46: 12,10-16 David’s commanders: S 52 (2x26) §47: 12,17-19 Men from three tribes joined: P 58 §48: 12,20-23 Manassites followed David: P 66 §49: 12,24-41 Warriors from Hebron: P 230 §50: 13,1-14 The ark returned to the city: P 212 §51: 14,1-12 David defeated Philistines: P 131 §52: 14,13-17 The second defeat: [] 63


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§53: 15,1-2 A tent for the Ark: S 34 (2x17) §54: 15,3-10 All Israel joined forces: S 64 §55: 15,11-29 The Ark in Jerusalem: P 266 §56: 16,1-7 Music for the Ark: P 91 §57: 16,8-22 The Psalm sung to God, Part 1: P 99 §58: 16,23-36 Part 2 and Israel’s response: P 130 (5x26) §59: 16,37-43 David ended the ceremony: P 89 §60: 17,1-15 Promises for David’s kingdom: P 231+ §61: 17,16-27 The prayer of David: P 177/408 (24x17) §62: 18,1-8 David’s military victories: P 118 §63: 18,9-17 Neighbours were subjugated: P 125 §64: 19,1-3 David sent envoys to Ammon: P 63 §65: 19,4-7 War was imminent: P 80 §66: 19,8-15 War with Ammon and Aram: P 100 §67: 19,16-19 Syrians decisively defeated: P 76 §68: 20,1-3 Ammonites decisively defeated: P 74 §69: 20,4-8 Philistine giants defeated: P 68 (4x17) §70: 21,1-8 David wanted to number Israel: P 131 §71: 21,9-17 God’s punishment for David: S 178 §72: 21,18-26 David bought a piece of land: P 139 §73: 21,27-30 The aftermath of the threat: S 44

Part III: 1 Chron 22,1-29,30 Preparations for the building of the temple: 22 paragraphs. §74: 22,1-4 David gathered material: P 51 (3x17) §75: 22,5-19 Solomon’s commissioning: P 256 (204+52) §76: 23,1-32 David organized the Levites: P 333 §77: 24,1-6 Division of the sons of Aaron: P 97 §78: 24,7-19 The priestly classes: P 78 (3x26) §79: 24,20-31 The Levitical families: S 95 §80: 25,1-8 The families of the singers: P 129 §81: 25,9-31 Different classes of singers: P 158 §82: 26,1-13 Families of the gatekeepers: P 137 §83: 26,14-28 Division of the gatekeepers: P 151 §84: 26,29-32 Other duties of the Levites: P 67 §85: 27,1-15 Commanders of the army: P 199 §86: 27,16-24 Family heads in Israel: S 99 §87: 27,25-34 David’s high officials: P 108 §88: 28,1-8 David’s address to the people: P 167 §89: 28,9-10 David encouraged his son: P 40 §90: 28,11-19 David revealed him the plans: P 126 §91: 28,20-21 “Be strong and do it!”: P 48 §92: 29,1-9 Contributions for the building: P 155 §93: 29,10-19 Power and glory is God’s: P 154 §94: 29,20-25 The accession of Solomon: P 105 §95: 29,26-30 Summary of David’s reign: P 66

Part IV: 2 Chron 1-9 The reign of Solomon and his achievements: 18 paragraphs. §96: 1,1-13 Solomon’s act of worship at Gibeon: P 212 §97: 1,14-2,1 Solomon’s riches and trade: P 89 §98: 2,2-9 Solomon’s initial measures: P 159 §99: 2,10-15 Huram’s written response: P 112 §100: 2,16-17, Solomon recruited aliens: [] 39 §101: 3,1-17, The building of the temple: P 238 (14x17) words. §102: 4,1-5,1 The temple’s furnishings: P 336 §103: 5,2-14 The Ark brought into the temple: P 221 (13x17) §104: 6,1-13 Solomon’s prayer of dedication: P 197 §105: 6,14-42 Second part of the prayer: S 544 (32x17) words. §106: 7,1-6 The dedication of the temple: P 104 (4x26) §107: 7,7-11 The dedication of the altar: P 103


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§108: 7,12-22 God’s response to the prayer: P 188 §109: 8,1-11 Solomon’s other activities: P 171 §110: 8,12-16 Solomon did what was needed: S 83 §111: 8,17-18 Solomon’s shipping trade: P 37 §112: 9,1-12 The visit of the queen of Sheba: P 217 §113: 9,13-31 Solomon’s wealth, fame, and his end: P 269

Part V: 2 Chron 10,1-21,3 The reign of four kings: Rehoboam to Jehoshaphat: 23 paragraphs. §114: 10,1-11 The fatal choice of Rehoboam: S 178 §115: 10,12-11,4 The secession of the north: P 200 §116: 11,5-12,1 The reign of Rehoboam: P 238 (14x17) §117: 12,2-8 Shishak’s onslaught on Judah: S 105 §118: 12,9-16 The end of Rehoboam’s reign: P 136 (8x17) §119: 13,1-20 Abijah and Jeroboam at war: P 323 (19x17) §120: 13,21-23 Abijah’s regnal data: P 40 §121: 14,1-6 Asa did what was right: P 80 §122: 14,7-10 The defeat of the Ethiopians: S 75 §123: 14,11-14 Victory followed by plunder: S 62 §124: 15,1-7 Azariah encouraged King Asa: S 82 §125: 15,8-19 King Asa’s religious reforms: S 170 (10x17) §126: 16,1-6 King Asa’s treaty with Aram: S 119 (7x17) §127: 16,7-14 King Asa warned by Hanani: P 140 §128: 17,1-11 Jehoshaphat’s prosperity: P 150 §129: 17,12-19 The king’s military potential: P 89 §130: 18,1-22 The planned joint offensive: S 367+ §131: 18,23-27 Clash between two prophets: P 75/442 (17x26) §132: 18,28-19,4a The failed offensive: S 162 §133: 19,4b-11 Jehoshaphat’s reforms: P 136 (8x17) §134: 20,1-13 War imminent: Judah prayed: P 190 §135: 20,14-30 Jahaziel’s prophecy: victory: P 286 (11x26) §136: 20,31-21,3 End of Jehoshaphat’s reign: P 150

Part VI: 2 Chron 21,4-28,27 The reign of seven kings: Jehoram to Achaz: 17 paragraphs. §137: 21,4-11 The evil reign of Jehoram: P 123 §138: 21,12-22,1 Jehoram’s death foretold: P 172 §139: 22,2-12 Ahaziah died; Athaliah ruled: P 221 (13x17) §140: 23,1-15 The overthrow of Athaliah: P 279 §141: 23,16-21 Joash made king; reforms: S 106 §142: 24,1-14 Restoration of the temple: P 238 (14x17) §143: 24,15-22 King Joash became apostate: P 119 (7x17) §144: 24,23-27 Judgment on Joash and his death: P 97 §145: 25,1-16 Amaziah – good and bad: P 289 (17x17) §146: 25,17-24 Contact between two kings: P 149 §147: 25,25-26,2 Regnal data of Amaziah: P 82 §148: 26,3-10 King Uzziah’s reign: S 113 §149: 26,11-23 Activities, disease, and death: P 229 §150: 27,1-9 The reign of King Jotham: P 129+ §151: 28,1-8 King Ahaz’s apostasy: S 126/255 (15x17) §152: 28,9-15 The prophet Oded intervened: P 143 §153: 28,16-27 Ahaz’s troubles and his apostasy: P 181

Part VII: 2 Chron 29-36 Judah’s final kings, Hezekiah to Zedekiah, and the disaster: 30 paragraphs. §154: 29,1-11 Hezekiah started reforms: S 144 §155: 29,12-19 The response of the Levites: S 144 §156: 29,20-30 Offerings for the dedication: P 160 §157: 29,31-36 Acts of worship by the public: P 92 §158: 30,1-9 A great Passover for all Israel: P 163 §159: 30,10-22 The celebration of Passover: S 193 §160: 30,23-31,1 Feast for another seven days: S 108 §161: 31,2-8 Hezekiah’s care for the priests: P 105


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§162: 31,9-10 The outcome of the collection: S 34 (2x17) §163: 31,11-21 Storage and supervision: P 161 §164: 32,1-8 The invasion by the Assyrians: P 128 §165: 32,9-19 Threats of the Assyrians: S 200 §166: 32,20-23 The deliverance from Assyria: S 65 §167: 32,24-33 The last days of Hezekiah: P 156 (6x26) §168: 33,1-9 Manasseh’s idolatry: P 151 §169: 33,10-20 Manasseh’s sin and reforms: P 169 §170: 33,21-25 The reign of King Amon: P 60 §171: 34,1-7 The reforms of King Josiah: S 102 (6x17) §172: 34,8-17 Discovery of the law of Moses: [] 187 (11x17) §173: 34,18-21 Josiah orders an inquiry: P 79 §174: 34,22-28 The prophecy of Huldah: P 143 §175: 34,29-33 Reforms due to the book: P 103 §176: 35,1-7 Preparations for the Passover: S 104 (4x26) §177: 35,8-18 The celebration of Passover: S 182 (7x26) §178: 35,19-24 Josiah killed in battle: P 107 §179: 35,25-36,4 Laments for a pious king: P 91 §180: 36,5-8 Regnal data of Jehoiakim: P 53 §181: 36,9-10 Regnal data of King Jehoiachin: P 34 (2x17) §182: 36,11-19 The reign of King Zedekiah: S 141 §183: 36,20-23 Exile and return as foretold: Colophon 85 (5x17).

Crucial passages shaped and sealed by the divine name numbers 17 and 26. 1. 1,1-4,23 From Adam to Israel and Judah: 1428 (84x17) words. 2. 1,1-16 From Adam to the Canaanites: 104 (4x26) words.

3. 1,28-33 The sons of Abraham: 51 (3x17) words. 4. 2,3-55 The sons of Judah: 520 (20x26) words.

5. 2,3-4,43 The descendants of Judah and David: 1190 (70x17) words. 6. 2,25-41 The descendants of Jerahmeel: 153 (9x17) words. 7. 2,42-49 The descendants of Caleb: 78 (3x26) words. 8. 3,10-4,2 The line of David and specific reference to Judah: 136 (8x17) words. 9. 4,3-12 From Etam to the men of Recah: 119 (7x17) words. 10. 6,24-28 The place of Asaph: 34 (2x17) words. 11. 8,1-28 The descendants of Benjamin: 170 (10x17) words. 12. 9,2-9 The people of Jerusalem: 85 (5x17) words. 13. 9,10-13 Priests who returned: 51 (3x17) words. 14. 10,1-14 Saul’s death and David’s rise to power: 204 (12x17) words. 15. 11,1-47 King David with his chiefs and mighty men: 520 (20x26) words.

16. 11,10-21 David’s mighty men and their chiefs: 182 (7x26) words. 17. 11,22-47 Other mighty men: 204 (12x17) words. 18. 12,10-16 David’s commanders: 52 (2x26) words.

19. 13,1-16,6 The story of the measures taken by David: 850 (50x17) words. 20. 13,10-14 Uzza’s punishment: 78 (3x26) words. 21. 14,14-15 David again inquires of God and gets an answer: 34 (2x17) words. 22. 15,1-2 A tent for the ark: 34 (2x17) words. 23. 16,1-4 When the ark was installed, David blessed and feasted the people: 52 (2x26) words. 24. 16,23-36 Part 2 of the Psalm and Israel’s response: 130 (5x26) words. 25. 17,1-27 Divine promises for David’s kingdom, and the prayer of David: 408 (24x17) words. 26. 18,1-21,30 David’s victories and the acquisition of Ornan’s threshing floor: 1196 (46x26) words. 27. 18,4-6 David defeated the king of Sobah and subjugated the Syrians: 51 (3x17) words. 28. 18,9-13 Hadadezer defeated, Edom subjugated; YHWH gave David victory wherever he went: 85 (5x17) words. 29. 20,4-8 The Philistine giants were defeated: 68 (4x17) words and 272 (16x17) letters. 30. 21,1-6 Despite Joab’s protest the census was conducted: 102 (6x17) words. 31. 21,21-25 David bought Ornan’s threshing floor and paid the price: 85 (5x17) words. 32. 22,1-4 David gathered material for building: 51 (3x17) words.


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33. 22,5-16 David commissioned his son Solomon to build the temple: 204 (12x17) words. 34. 22,17-19 David urged the leaders to assist Solomon in building the temple: 52 (2x26) words. 35. 23,2-6 The organization of the Levites in four divisions: 52 words. 36. 23,12-20 The sons of Kohath: 78 (3x26) words. 37. 24,7-19 The twenty-four lots that fell to the priestly classes: 78 (3x26) words. 38. 29,24-25 All leaders pledged their allegiance to him; God gave him great repute: 34 (2x17) words. 39. 1,3-5 Solomon and the assembly went to the tent of meeting at Gibeon to seek God: 51 (3x17) words. 40. 1,6-13 Solomon offered thousand offerings; he got what he asked from God: 136 (8x17) words. 41. 1,10 Solomon: Give me wisdom and knowledge to rule the people: 17 words. 42. 1,15-18 Solomon gathered precious material, imported horses and an expensive chariot: 52 (2x26) words. 43. 2,2-5,14 The building of the temple, its inventary, and the installation of the Ark: 1105 (65x17) words. 44. 3,1-17 The building of the temple: 238 (14x17) words. 45. 3,5-7 Special attention for the vestibule and the nave, which was lined with cypress and gold: 34 + 34 words. 46. 5,1b All the work was completed: 17 words. 47. 5,2-14 The installation of the Ark: 221 (13x17) words. 48. 5,5-6 The Ark and the vessels put in place; king and people brought countless offerings: 34 (2x17) words. 49. 5,10 In the Ark: only Moses’ tablets: 17. 50. 6,4-11 The first part of Solomon’s prayer, which deals with the building of the temple: 130 (5x26) words. 51. 6,14-42 Second part of Solomon’s prayer, an appeal to God to hearken to supplications: 544 (32x17) words. 52. 7,1-6 The dedication of the temple: 104 (4x26) words. 53. 7,15-16 God’s response to the appeal to be attentive (Compare 6,21 and 6,40): 26 words. 54. 7,22 The reason for the evil that God brought upon Israel: idolatry!: 26 words. 55. 9,5-8 The queen praised Solomon and and the God of his people: 68 (4x17) words. 56. 9,23-28 Solomon was admired by all other kings because of his wisdom and riches: 78 (3x26) words. 57. 9,25 Special attention paid to the four thousand stalls for horses and chariots stationed in the cities: 17 words. 58. 10,1-21,3 From Rehoboam to Jehoshaphat: 3553 (209x17) words. 59. 10,3-4 The advice given to Rehoboam by Jeroboam and Israel: 26 words. 60. 10,12-12,14 The evil reign of Rehoboam: 650 (25x26) words. 61. 11,5-12,1 Activities of Rehoboam and his rejection of God’s law: 238 (14x17) words. 62. 12,9-16 The end of Rehoboam’s reign: 136 (8x17) words. 63. 13,1-20 Abijah and Jeroboam at war: 323 (19x17) words. 64. 13,4-12 King Abijah’s speech: 170 (10x17) words. 65. 13,13-20 Jeroboam was defeated and ultimately died: 104 (4x26) words. 66. 14,1-16,14 The reign of King Asa: 728 (28x26) words. 67. 14,4-6 King Asa’s reforms: 52 (2x26) words. 68. 14,12-14 The pursuit of the Ethiopians and the ensuing plunder: 52 (2x26) words. 69. 15,8-19 King Asa’s religious reforms: 170 (10x17) words. 70. 16,1-6 King Asa’s treaty with Aram: 119 (7x17) words. 71. 17,5-6 Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat; he also destroyed the shrines and sacred poles: 26 words. 72. 18,1-27 The planned joint offensive by two kings and the clash between two prophets: 442 (17x26) words. 73. 18,4-5 Advised by Jehoshaphat, the king of Israel decided to consult the prophets: 34 (2x17) words. 74. 18,9-17 Micaiah’s warning to Jehoshaphat and Ahab: 156 (6x26) words. 75. 18,10 Zedekiah’s counter prophecy: 17 words. 76. 18,12-13 The prophet Micah proved his integrity and obedience to God: 34 (2x17) words. 77. 18,15-22 The king urged Micah to tell the truth: his prophecy of doom: 130 (5x26) words. 78. 18,34 The death of Ahab: 17 words. 79. 19,4b-11 Jehoshaphat’s reforms: 136 (8x17) words. 80. 20,2 A rumour of war: 17 words. 81. 20,1-30 The deliverance from Moab and Ammon: 476 (28x17) words. 82. 20,14-20 Jahaziel’s prophecy and Jehoshaphat’s encouragement: 130 (5x26) words. 83. 20,21-30 The singers went before the army; God delivered Judah from its enemies: 156 (6x26) words. 84. 20,31-37 Jehoshaphat’s regnal data: 102 (6x17) words. 85. 21,10-11 Edom and Libnah revolted: 34 (2x17) words. 86. 21,16-17 The attack by the Philistines and Arabs: 34 (2x17) words. 87. 22,2-12 Ahaziah died; Athaliah usurped the throne: 221 (13x17) words. 88. 22,7-12 Ahaziah killed, Athaliah slayed the whole royal family except Joash, who was saved: 130 (5x26) words. 89. 23,7 Armed Levites were to surround and protect King Joash: 17 words.


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90. 23,9 The priest Jehoiada provided the captains with spears and shields: 17 words. 91. 23,19-21 Jehoiada organized the new king’s crowning: 51 (3x17) words. 92. 24,1-14 The restoration of the temple: 238 (14x17) words. 93. 24,5 King Joash ordered the Levites to gather money, but they did not act quickly: 26 words. 94. 24,11 The way the money was collected day after day: 34 (2x17) words and 130 (5x26) letters. 95. 24,15-22 King Joash became apostate: 119 (7x17) words. 96. 24,27 Regnal data of king Joash: 17 words. 97. 25,1-16 Amaziah – good and bad: 289 (17x17) words and 1170 (45x26) letters. 98. 25,8 “God will overthrow you!”: 17 words. 99. 25,16 Prophet against king: 26 words. 100. 25,17 Amaziah issued a challenge to Joash, the king of Israel: 17 words. 101. 25,27 Amaziah killed and buried: 17 words and 78 (3x26) letters. 102. 26,6 Uzziah made war against the Philistines and built cities: 17 words. 103. 26,8-9 He subdued the Ammonites and built towers in Jerusalem: 26 words. 104. 26,19-27,9 Uzziah became leprous, died, and Jotham succeeded him: 221 (13x17) words. 105. 28,1-4 Ahaz’s evil acts: 51 (3x17) words. 106. 28,6-8 A raid from Ephraim: 52 (2x26) words and 208 (8x26) letters. 107. 28,9-13 The action of the prophet Oded: 104 (4x26) words. 108. 28,16-18 Ahaz sent to Assyria for help against the Edomites and Philistines, who invaded Judah: 17+26 words. 109. 28,20-21 Despite Ahaz’s attempt to bribe the Assyrians, they did not help but attacked him: 26 words. 110. 28,27 Ahaz’s death and burial: 17 words. 111. 29,1-32,33 King Hezekiah the reformer: 1853 (109x17) words. 112. 29,3-11 The king opened the doors and urged the Levites to clean the temple: 119 (7x17) words. 113. 29,20-28 The temple was sanctified by offerings accompanied by music: 136 (8x17) words. 114. 30,13-14 Celebrating the Feast of Unleavened Bread in Jerusalem: 26 words. 115. 31,2-6 The reordering of the priests and Levites and the contributions for their support: 85 (5x17) words. 116. 31,9-10 The outcome of the collection: 34 (2x17) words. 117. 32,7-8 King Hezekiah encouraged his combat commanders: 34 (2x17) words. 118. 32,17-19 Sennacherib wrote letters to insult YHWH; his troops intimidated the inhabitants: 51 (3x17) words. 119. 32,24-33 The last days of Hezekiah: 156 (6x26) words. 120. 32,24-31 Hezekiah’s illness and his last activities before his death: 119 (7x17) words. 121. 33,2-5 Manasseh built altars for other gods and served the host of heaven: 51 (3x17) words. 122. 33,10-17 YHWH let the Assyrians take Manasseh captive; his later reforms: 119 (7x17 ) words. 123. 34,1-7 The reforms of King Josiah: 102 (6x17) words. 124. 34,8-17 The discovery of the law of Moses: 187 (11x17) words. 125. 34,8 Three men commissioned to repair the temple: 26 words. 126. 34,14-33 The law book and Josiah’s reforms: 390 (15x26) words. 127. 34,14-16 Hilkiah found the book and told Shaphan, who brought it to the king: 51 (3x17) words. 128. 34,25 YHWH’s judgment on the sin of idolatry: 17 words. 129. 34,26b-27 God took pity on Josiah: 34 (2x17) words. 130. 34,30 The king called an assembly and read the book in the hearing of all Judeans: 34 (2x17) words. 131. 35,1-7 Preparations for the Passover: 104 (4x26) words. 132. 35,3-7 Josiah gave instructions to the Levites concerning their service: 85 (5x17) words. 133. 35,8-18 The celebration of Passover: 182 (7x26) words. 134. 35,19-23 How Josiah got involved and wounded in King Neco’s war: 85 (5x17) words. 135. 35,26-27 King Josiah’s regnal data: 17 words. 136. 36,5-7 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakim in fetters to Babylon: 34 (2x17) words. 137. 36,9-10 Regnal data of King Jehoiachin: 34 (2x17) words. 138. 36,17-19 The Chaldeans slew many and brought the sacred and royal treasures to Babylon: 51 (3x17) words. 139. 36,21 Jeremiah’s prophecy fulfilled: 17 words and 68 (4x17) letters.


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Other views on the literary structure of Chronicles?

In his book The Literary Structure of the Old Testament. A commentary on Genesis-Malachi, Baker Academic, 1999, D.A. Dorsey concluded that “the literary structure of the Book of Chronicles has received little attention by scholars. Most commentators are content simply to list the book’s contents with little regard for the Chronicler’s literary efforts.” However, having perused the commentaries from the previous century I could lay my hands on, I have to qualify Dorsey’s statement. I agree with him that most older scholars did indeed simply follow the traditional chapter arrangement and divided the book into two, three, four, five, six, or more, main parts, e.g. Van Selms, Ackroyd, Myers, Braun, Dillard, and Japhet, but he overlooked an important book on the structure of Chronicles: S.J. DE VRIES’s study of its ‘individual units’ (1 and 2 Chronicles, in: The Forms of the Old Testament Literature, Vol. XI, 1989).

However, the problem is, unless scholars explicitly discuss the structural design of the book or provide at least an outline of its architecture, it remains difficult to tell whether they regarded their arrangement of the text as representing the book’s literary structure. This also applies to modern commentators.

A. VAN SELMS (I KRONIEKEN (1939), II KRONIEKEN (1946), in: Tekst en Uitleg): Four main Parts. Part One: I: 1-9, Genealogies Part Two: I: 10-29, The reign of David Part Three: II: 1-9, The reign of Solomon Part Four: II: 10-36, The kings after the secession of the north: 10-13; 14,20; 21-24; 25-28; 29-33; 34-36.

P.R. ACKROYD (I & II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, in: Torch Bible Paperbacks, 1973): Four Main Parts. I. THE TRUE PEOPLE OF GOD: I Chronicles 1-9 (chapter arrangement) II. DAVID: I Chronicles 10-29 (chapter arrangement) III. SOLOMON: II Chronicles 1-9 (chapter arrangement) IV. THE TRUE KINGDOM AND ITS FAILURE: A. THE TRUE KINGDOM: II Chronicles 10-13 (chapter arrangement) B. FAITH AND UNBELIEF IN JUDAH’S LIFE: II Chronicles 14-27 (chapter arrangement) C. FROM REFORM TO DISASTER: II Chronicles 28-36 (chapter arrangement).

J.M. MYERS (I Chronicles, in: The Anchor Bible, 19744, and II Chronicles, in: The Anchor Bible, 19733): No interest in the structural design, but only an overview of the contents (I Chronicles, pp. XLI-XLV): I Chron 1-9 Introduction to the work of the Chronicler I Chron 10-29 The central character in the Chronicler’s history, David II Chron 1-9 The activities of Solomon II Chron 10-36 The story of Judah as seen by the writer and enacted through its kings.

R. BRAUN (1 Chronicles, in: Word Biblical Commentary, 14, 1986): Outline on p. xli. Two main parts. I. Genealogical Prologue, chaps. 1-9 II. The United Monarchy, chaps. 10-29 A. The David history, chaps. 10-29 1. The death of Saul, chap. 10 2. The rise of David, chaps. 11-12 3. David, the Ark, and the cult, chaps. 13-17 4. David’s wars, chaps. 18-21 B. Transitional Unit, chaps. 22-29 1. David’s first speech, chap. 22 2. Secondary arrangements, chaps. 23-27 3. David’s speeches, blessing, and death, chaps. 28-29 III. The Divided Monarchy, 2 Chr 10-36.

R.B. DILLARD (2 Chronicles, in: Word Biblical Commentary 15, 1987): Two main parts. 2 Chr 1-9: The Chronicler’s Solomon 1; 2; 3; 4,1-5,1; 5,2-14; 6; 7; 8; 9. 2 Chr 10-36: Reward and Punishment in Chronicles The Theology of Immediate Retribution; 10,1-19: The Schism, 11,1-28,27 The reign of the kings until Ahaz; 29-32: The Chronicler’s Hezekiah; 33,1-25: Manasseh; 34,1-36,1 Josiah; 36,2-23: The Last Kings of Judah and Cyrus’s Decree.


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S. JAPHET (I & II Chronicles, in: Old Testament Library, 1993): Three main parts. (a) I Chron. 1-9 Introduction A. 1,1-2,2 From Adam to Israel

B. 2,3-9,2 Israel: a) 2,3-4,43: Southern tribes; b) 5,1-26: Transjordan tribes; c) 5,27-6,66: Levi; d) 7,1-13: Northern tribes; e) 7,14-40: Central tribes; f) 9,1-2: Conclusion

C. 9,3-34 Inhabitants of Jerusalem: a) 9,3-9: Israel; b) 9,10-13: Priests; c) 9,14-34: Levites D. 9,35-44 Appendix: The house of Saul (b) I Chron. 10-II Chron. 9 The history of Israel under David and Solomon I. I Chron. 10-29 David: A. 10-12 David becomes king of Israel B. 13-16 Establishment of worship in Jerusalem C. 18-20 David’s wars D. 21-29 David’s internal achievements II. II Chron. 1-9 Solomon: E. 1,1-17 Confirmation of Solomon’s reign F. 2-7 Building and dedication of the Temple G. 8-9 Solomon’s enterprises and achievements (c) II Chron. 10-36 The history of the kingdom of Judah from the defection of the northern tribes. Eighteen smaller units, usually distributed one per king, starting with The revolt of the northern tribes (10,1-11,4) and ending with the edict of Cyrus (36,22-23).

D.A. DORSEY (The Literary Structure of the Old Testament, Baker Academic, 1999, 145-157): Seven main parts. a 1 Chron. 1,1-9,44 Genealogies b 1 Chron. 10,1-22,1 Establishment of David’s kingdom c 1 Chron. 22,2-29,30 David’s preparations for the building of the temple d 2 Chron. 1,1-9,31 Reign of Solomon e 2 Chron. 10,1-20,37 Group of four kings: Rehoboam to Jehoshaphat f 2 Chron. 21,1-28,27 Group of seven kings: Jehoram to Ahaz g 2 Chron. 29,1-36,23 Judah’s final kings. For Dorsey’s detailed analysis of these seven main parts, each with its own carefully designed and self-contained internal arrangement, see pages 146-157.

H.P. MATHYS (14. 1 and 2 Chronicles, in: The Oxford Bible Commentary, 2000, 267-308): Four main parts. 1 Chr 1,1-9,44 The ‘Genealogical Forecourt’: Israel (1 Chr 2,3-9,44): 2,2-55: Judah; 3,1-24: The Davidides; 4,1-43: The Southern Tribes; 5,1-26: The Transjordan Tribes; 5,27-6,66: Levi; 7,1-40: The Northern Tribes; 8,1-40: Benjamin and Jerusalem; 9,1-44: Jerusalem and its inhabitants, Saul’s family 1 Chr 10,1-29,30 David’s rule 10,1-14: Saul’s Downfall and Rejection 11,1-22,1: David’s Rule until the Preparations for the Temple’s Construction 2 Chr 1,1-9,31 Solomon’s Rule over the United Kigdom 2 Chr 10,1-36,23 The History of Judah from the Division of the United Kingdom to its Collapse, and to Cyrus’s Edict.

R.J. COGGINS (1 and 2 Chronicles, in: Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible, 2003, 282-312): Eighty nine passages. No outline of the literary structure, but a continuous commentary on the following sections with no regard for the structural design: 1 Chronicles: 1, 2, 3, 4,1-23, 4,24-43, 5,1-10, 5,11-17, 5,18-22, 5,23-26, 6, 7, 8, 9,1, 9,2-34, 9,35-44, 10, 11,1-9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,1-15, 17,16-27, 18, 19,1-20,3, 20,4-8, 21,1-17, 21,18-22,1, 22,2-19, 23, 24, 25, 26,1-19, 26,20-32, 27, 28,1-10, 28,11-21, 29,1-19, 29,20-30; 2 Chronicles: 1, 2, 3, 4,1-5,1, 5,2-14, 6,1-11, 6,12-42, 7,1-11, 7,12-22, 8, 9, 10, 11,1-12, 11,13-23, 12,1-12, 12,13-16, 13,1-12, 13,13-14,1a, 14,2-15, 15, 16, 17, 18,1-19,3, 19,4-11, 20,1-30, 20,31-37, 21, 22, 23, 24,1-14, 24,15-27, 25, 26,1-15, 26,16-23, 27, 28,1-15, 28,16-27, 29, 30,1-12, 30,13-31,1, 31,2-21, 32,1-23, 32,24-32, 33,1-9, 33,10-25, 34,1-7, 34,8-33, 35,1-19, 35,20-27, 36,1-21; 36,22-23.

G.N. KNOPPERS (I Chronicles 1-9. A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, in: AB, 2003, and I Chronicles 10-29, A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, in: AB, 2004): Three main parts in 1 Chronicles. The Genealogical Introduction to the People of Israel (1,1-9,34) 1,1-2,2; 2,3-55; 3,1-24; 4,1-23; 4,24-43; 5,1-26; 5,27-41; 6,1-38; 6,39-66; 7,1-40; 8,1-9,1; 9,2-34 The Reign of Israel’s First King (9,35-10,14) 9,35-10,14 The Rise and Reign of David (11,1-29,30) 11,1-47; 12,1-41; 13,1-14; 14,1-17; 15,1-16,3; 16,4-43; 17,1-15; 17,16-27; 18,1-13; 18,14-17; 19,1-19; 20,1-8; 21,1-22,1; 22,2-19; 23,1-32; 24,1-31; 25,1-31; 26,1-19; 26,20-32; 27,1-24; 27,25-34; 28,1-21; 29,1-30.


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P.B. DIRKSEN (1 Chronicles, in: Historical Commentary on the Old Testament, 2005): Ten parts in 1 Chronicles. 1,1-9,44 The Genealogical Prologue 10,1-12,41 David becomes king 13,1-16,43 David brings the Ark to Jerusalem 17,1-27 God promises David a son/temple builder 18,1-20,8 David brings about rest 21,1-22,1 God points out the place of the future termple 22,2-19 David orders Solomon to build the temple 23,1-27,34 Regulations for various offices 28,1-29,25 David involves Israel in the building of the temple 29,26-30 Conclusion.

L.C. JONKER (1 & 2 Chronicles, in: Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, 2013): Four main parts. §1 1 Chron. 1,1-9,44 Let’s Start at the Beginning: 1,1-27; 1,28-2,2; 2,3-4,23; 4,24-43; 5,1-26; 5,27-6,66; 7,1-40; 8,1-9,1a; 9,1b-34; 9,35-44 §2 1 Chron. 10,1-29,30 David, the First King: 10,1-14; 11,1-12,40; 13,1-16,43; 17,1-27; 18,1-20,8; 21,1-22,1; 22,2-19; 23,1-27,34; 28,1-29,25; 29,26-30 §3 2 Chron. 1,1-9,31 Solomon, the Man of Peace and Rest: 1,1-17; 2,1-18; 3,1-5,1; 5,2-7,22; 8,1-18; 9,1-28; 9,29-31 §4 2 Chron. 10,1-36,23 The Kings of Judah: 10,1-12,16; 13,1-14,1a; 14,1b-16,14; 17,1-21,1; 21,2-20; 22,1-9; 22,10-24,27; 25,1-28; 26,1-23; 27,1-9; 28,1-27; 29,1-32,33; 33,1-20; 33,21-25; 34,1-36,1; 36,2-14; 36,15-21; 36,22-23.

Quantitative structural analysis of the book of Chronicles It cannot be excluded that some of the multiples of 17 and 26 are due to coincidence.

The passages marked blue are in their entirety shaped and highlighted by 17 and/or 26.

Vs Texts Words Letters Sum w S/P Structural Design

Part I 1 Chr 1,1-9,44 The Prehistory: Genealogies

A. 1,1-4,23 From Adam to Israel and Judah §1 1,1-16 From Adam to the Canaanites 1 1 Chr 1,1 3 9 3

2 1 Chr 1,2 3 13 6

3 1 Chr 1,3 3 13 9

4 1 Chr 1,4 4 10 13 S

5 1 Chr 1,5 9 35 22 S

6 1 Chr 1,6 5 24 27

7 1 Chr 1,7 6 30 33 S 8 1 Chr 1,8 6 22 39

9 1 Chr 1,9 11 47 50 S

10 1 Chr 1,10 9 33 59 S

11 1 Chr 1,11 10 42 69

12 1 Chr 1,12 10+ 43 79 S

13 1 Chr 1,13 7/17 24 86

14 1 Chr 1,14 6 26 92

15 1 Chr 1,15 6 23 98 16 1 Chr 1,16 6 25 104 S

16 1 Chr 1,1-16 104 (4x26) 419 0x 104 (4x26) Shaped and sealed by 104 words.

§2 1,17-27 From Shem to Abraham

17 1 Chr 1,17 11 45 115 S

18 1 Chr 1,18 8 27 123

19 1 Chr 1,19 14 51 137

20 1 Chr 1,20 10 37 147 21 1 Chr 1,21 6 22 153

22 1 Chr 1,22 6 22 159

23 1 Chr 1,23 10 35 169 S

24 1 Chr 1,24 3 11 172

25 1 Chr 1,25 3 9 175

26 1 Chr 1,26 3 11 178

27 1 Chr 1,27 3 12 181/77 S 11 1 Chr 1,17-27 77 282 0x 77


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§3 1,28-37 Abraham’s descendants

28 1 Chr 1,28 4 19 185 S

29 1 Chr 1,29 8 39 193

30 1 Chr 1,30 5 20 198

31 1 Chr 1,31 7 51 (3x17) 27 205 S 1,28-33 The sons of Abraham: 51 w.

32 1 Chr 1,32 16 67 221 S 33 1 Chr 1,33 11 46 232 S

34a 1 Chr 1,34a 4 16 236 S

34b 1 Chr 1,34b 4 16 240 S

35 1 Chr 1,35 7 30 247 S

36 1 Chr 1,36 9 38 256 S

37 1 Chr 1,37 6 21 262/81 S

10 1 Chr 1,28-37 81 339 0x 81 §4 1,38-42 The sons of Seir

38 1 Chr 1,38 9 41 271

39 1 Chr 1,39 7 29 278 S

40a 1 Chr 1,40a 7 29 285 S

40b 1 Chr 1,40b 4 16 289

41a 1 Chr 1,41a 3 11 292 S

41b 1 Chr 1,41b 6 27 298 S 42 1 Chr 1,42 9 34 307/45 P

5 1 Chr 1,38-42 45 187 (11x17) 0x 45 Paragraph 4 is sealed by 187 letters.

§5 1,43-54 Kings who reigned in Edom

43 1 Chr 1,43 17 65 324

44 1 Chr 1,44 8 31 332

45 1 Chr 1,45 7 32 339

46 1 Chr 1,46 15 55 354

47 1 Chr 1,47 6 27 360 48 1 Chr 1,48 7 32 367

49 1 Chr 1,49 8 31 375

50 1 Chr 1,50 17 60 392

51a 1 Chr 1,51a 2 7 394 S

51b 1 Chr 1,51b 9 37 403

52 1 Chr 1,52 6 26 409

53 1 Chr 1,53 6 23 415 54 1 Chr 1,54 7 30 422/115 P

12 1 Chr 1,43-54 115 456 0x 115

§6 2,1-20 From Israel to the Calebites

55 1 Chr 2,1 9 41 431

56 1 Chr 2,2 6 23 437 S

57 1 Chr 2,3 19 76 1 456 S 2,3-55 The descendants of the tribe of

58 1 Chr 2,4 12 39 468 S Judah: 520 (20x26) words. 59 1 Chr 2,5 4 16 472 S 2,3-4,43 The descendants of Judah and

60 1 Chr 2,6 9 37 481 S David: 1190 (70x17) words.

61 1 Chr 2,7 8 30 489 S

62 1 Chr 2,8 3 13 492

63 1 Chr 2,9 11 39 503

64 1 Chr 2,10 11 47 514

65 1 Chr 2,11 8 32 522 66 1 Chr 2,12 8 30 530

67 1 Chr 2,13 10 45 540

68 1 Chr 2,14 4 20 544

69 1 Chr 2,15 4 16 548

70 1 Chr 2,16 10 48 558

71 1 Chr 2,17 8 36 566

72 1 Chr 2,18 14 57 580 73 1 Chr 2,19 11 35 591

74 1 Chr 2,20 8 32 599/177 S

20 1 Chr 2,1-20 177 712 1x 177


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§7 2,21-55 From Hezron to the scribes

75 1 Chr 2,21 18 59 617

76 1 Chr 2,22 11 45 628

77 1 Chr 2,23 19 64 647

78 1 Chr 2,24 14 54 661

79 1 Chr 2,25 11 47 672 80 1 Chr 2,26 9 35 681 S

81 1 Chr 2,27 8 32 689

82 1 Chr 2,28 9 36 698 2,25-41 The descendants of Jerahmeel:

83 1 Chr 2,29 10 38 708 153 (9x17) words.

84 1 Chr 2,30 8 28 716 S

85 1 Chr 2,31 9 153 (9x17) 34 725

86 1 Chr 2,32 10 35 735 S 87 1 Chr 2,33 8 31 743

88 1 Chr 2,34 12 42 755

89 1 Chr 2,35 11 36 766

90 1 Chr 2,36 8 27 774

91 1 Chr 2,37 8 31 782

92 1 Chr 2,38 8 33 790

93 1 Chr 2,39 8 30 798 94 1 Chr 2,40 8 31 806

95 1 Chr 2,41 8 35 814

96 1 Chr 2,42 13 49 827

97 1 Chr 2,43 6 24 833

98 1 Chr 2,44 10 36 843

99 1 Chr 2,45 7 78 (3x26) 24 850 2,42-49 Caleb’s descendants: 78 words.

100 1 Chr 2,46 14 48 864 S

101 1 Chr 2,47 8 34 872 102 1 Chr 2,48 7 25 879

103 1 Chr 2,49 13 46 892 S

104 1 Chr 2,50 12 42 904

105 1 Chr 2,51 8 25 912

106 1 Chr 2,52 9 39 921

107 1 Chr 2,53 11 62 932 S

108 1 Chr 2,54 11 47 943 109 1 Chr 2,55 14 65 957/358 S

35 1 Chr 2,21-55 358 1369 0x 358

§8 3,1-4 David’s sons born in Hebron

110 1 Chr 3,1 16 76 973

111 1 Chr 3,2 12 48 985

112 1 Chr 3,3 7 35 992

113 1 Chr 3,4 15 62 1007/50 S 4 1 Chr 3,1-4 50 221 (13x17) 0x 50 Paragraph 8 is sealed by 221 letters.

§9 3,5-9 The sons born in Jerusalem

114 1 Chr 3,5 13 55 1020

115 1 Chr 3,6 3 19 1023

116 1 Chr 3,7 3 13 1026

117 1 Chr 3,8 4 24 1030

118 1 Chr 3,9 8 32 1038/31 P 5 1 Chr 3,5-9 31 143 0x 31

§10 3,10-4,2 The line of David and Judah

119 1 Chr 3,10 9 34 1047 Judah is mentioned to get Perez into

120 1 Chr 3,11 6 23 1053 the picture.

121 1 Chr 3,12 6 24 1059

122 1 Chr 3,13 6 22 1065

123 1 Chr 3,14 4 16 1069 124 1 Chr 3,15 10 52 1079

125 1 Chr 3,16 6 27 1085

126 1 Chr 3,17 5 22 1090

127 1 Chr 3,18 6 34 1096


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128 1 Chr 3,19 10 47 1106

129 1 Chr 3,20 7 31 1113

130 1 Chr 3,21 12 49 1125 S

131 1 Chr 3,22 11 50 1136

132 1 Chr 3,23 6 33 1142

133 1 Chr 3,24 10 55 1152 S 134 1 Chr 4,1 7 30 1159

135 1 Chr 4,2 15 57 1174/136 S

17 1 Chr 3,10-4,2 136 (8x17) 606 0x 136 (8x17) Paragraph 10 is sealed by 136 words.

§11 4,3-12 From Etam to the men of Recah

136 1 Chr 4,3 9 43 1183

137 1 Chr 4,4 14 50 1197

138 1 Chr 4,5 8 33 1205 139 1 Chr 4,6 14 50 1219

140 1 Chr 4,7 5 20 1224

141 1 Chr 4,8 10 41 1234

142 1 Chr 4,9 12 47 1246

143 1 Chr 4,10 23 93 1269

144 1 Chr 4,11 9 34 1278

145 1 Chr 4,12 15 51 1293/119 S 10 1 Chr 4,3-12 119 (7x17) 462 0x 119 (7x17) Paragraph 11 is sealed by 119 words.

§12 4,13-23 From Othniel to Sela

146 1 Chr 4,13 7 31 1300

147 1 Chr 4,14 14 55 1314 P

148 1 Chr 4,15 10 35 1324

149 1 Chr 4,16 6 29 1330

150 1 Chr 4,17 15 54 1345

151 1 Chr 4,18 23 83 1368 S 152 1 Chr 4,19 10 44 1378

153 1 Chr 4,20 12 48 1390

154 1 Chr 4,21 16 58 1406

155 1 Chr 4,22 12 57 1418

156 1 Chr 4,23 10 44 0x 1428/135 S

11 1 Chr 4,13-23 135 538 135

156 A. 1,1-4,23 1428 (84x17) 5734 1428(84x17) 156=6x26 verses; 1428=84x17 words.

B. 4,24-5,26 Simeon and the transjordan tribes §13 4,24-27 The sons of Simeon

157 1 Chr 4,24 7 29 1435 158 1 Chr 4,25 6 20 1441

159 1 Chr 4,26 8 30 1449

160 1 Chr 4,27 17 65 0x 1466/38 S Shimei gets special attention: 17 w.

4 1 Chr 4,24-27 38 144 38

§14 4,28-5,2 From Simeon to Reuben

161 1 Chr 4,28 6 26 1472

162 1 Chr 4,29 3 17 1475 163 1 Chr 4,30 3 20 1478

164 1 Chr 4,31 12 54 1490

165 1 Chr 4,32 8 34 1498

166 1 Chr 4,33 12 51 1510

167 1 Chr 4,34 5 23 1515

168 1 Chr 4,35 8 31 1523

169 1 Chr 4,36 7 45 1530 170 1 Chr 4,37 11 36 1541

171 1 Chr 4,38 9 46 1550

172 1 Chr 4,39 9 37 1559

173 1 Chr 4,40 15 59 1574

174 1 Chr 4,41 26 112 1600

175 1 Chr 4,42 17 72 1617

176 1 Chr 4,43 10 37 1627

177 1 Chr 5,1 19 81 1646


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178 1 Chr 5,2 8 36 1654/188 S

18 1 Chr 4,28-5,2 188 817 0x 188

§15 5,3-10 The descendants of Reuben

179 1 Chr 5,3 8 36 1662

180 1 Chr 5,4 8 28 1670

181 1 Chr 5,5 6 20 1676 182 1 Chr 5,6 11 44 1687

183 1 Chr 5,7 7 42 1694

184 1 Chr 5,8 14 46 1708

185 1 Chr 5,9 13 49 1721

186 1 Chr 5,10 15 63 1736/82 P

8 1 Chr 5,3-10 82 328 0x 82

§16 5,11-13 The descendants of Gad 187 1 Chr 5,11 8 29 1744

188 1 Chr 5,12 7 30 1751

189 1 Chr 5,13 11 53 1762/26 S

3 1 Chr 5,11-13 26 112 0x 26 Shaped and sealed by 26 words.

§17 5,14-17 Other descendants of Gad

190 1 Chr 5,14 17 55 1779

191 1 Chr 5,15 8 29 1787 192 1 Chr 5,16 9 43 1796

193 1 Chr 5,17 10 43 1806/44 P

4 1 Chr 5,14-17 44 170 0x 44 Paragraph 17 is sealed by 170 letters.

§18 5,18-22 War with foreign tribes

194 1 Chr 5,18 25 101 1831

195 1 Chr 5,19 7 35 1838

196 1 Chr 5,20 16 72 1854

197 1 Chr 5,21 15 68 1869 198 1 Chr 5,22 11 47 1880/74 P


§19 5,23-26 The end of the eastern tribes

199 1 Chr 5,23 15 55 1895

200 1 Chr 5,24 19 93 1914

201 1 Chr 5,25 12 57 1926

202 1 Chr 5,26 29 115 1955/75 P 4 1 Chr 5,23-26 75 320 0x 75

46 B. 4,24-5,26 527 (31x17) 2214 0x 527 (31x17) Shaped and sealed by 527 (31x17) w.

C. 5,27-6,66 The priestly descendants of Levi §20 5,27-41 The descendants of Levi

203 1 Chr 5,27 5 19 1960

204 1 Chr 5,28 6 27 1966 S

205a 1 Chr 5,29a 5 21 1971 S

205b 1 Chr 5,29b 6 29 1977 S

206 1 Chr 5,30 8 34 1985

207 1 Chr 5,31 8 31 1993 208 1 Chr 5,32 8 34 2001

209 1 Chr 5,33 8 36 2009

210 1 Chr 5,34 8 36 2017

211 1 Chr 5,35 8 37 2025

212 1 Chr 5,36 12 48 2037

213 1 Chr 5,37 8 36 2045

214 1 Chr 5,38 8 34 2053 215 1 Chr 5,39 8 35 2061

216 1 Chr 5,40 8 35 2069

217 1 Chr 5,41 9 45 2 2078/123 S

15 1 Chr 5,27-41 123 537 1x 123

§21 6,1-13 More descendants of Levi

218 1 Chr 6,1 5 18 2083

219 1 Chr 6,2 6 25 2089

220 1 Chr 6,3 6 28 2095


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221 1 Chr 6,4 8 37 2103

222 1 Chr 6,5 7 25 2110

223 1 Chr 6,6 8 27 2118

224 1 Chr 6,7 8 28 2126

225 1 Chr 6,8 6 25 2132

226 1 Chr 6,9 8 30 2140 227 1 Chr 6,10 4 20 2144

228 1 Chr 6,11 7 27 2151

229 1 Chr 6,12 6 23 2157

230 1 Chr 6,13 5 22 2162/84 S

13 1 Chr 6,1-13 84 335 0x 84

§22 6,14-15 The descendants of Merari

231 1 Chr 6,14 9 31 2171 232 1 Chr 6,15 6 21 2177/15 P


§23 6,16-28 The Levitical singers

233 1 Chr 6,16 11 41 3 2188

234 1 Chr 6,17 18 76 4 2206

235 1 Chr 6,18 11 48 2217

236 1 Chr 6,19 8 25 2225 237 1 Chr 6,20 8 23 2233

238 1 Chr 6,21 8 27 2241

239 1 Chr 6,22 8 23 2249

240 1 Chr 6,23 8 23 2257

241 1 Chr 6,24 10 36 2267

242 1 Chr 6,25 6 21 2273 6,24-28 The place of Asaph: 34 words.

243 1 Chr 6,26 6 34 (2x17) 17 2279

244 1 Chr 6,27 6 17 2285 245 1 Chr 6,28 6 16 2291/114 S

13 1 Chr 6,16-28 114 393 2x 114

§24 6,29-32 The singers of Merari

246 1 Chr 6,29 12 43 2303

247 1 Chr 6,30 6 21 2309

248 1 Chr 6,31 6 16 2315

249 1 Chr 6,32 8 23 2323/32 S 4 1 Chr 6,29-32 32 103 0x 32

§25 6,33-34 The Aaronite high priests

250 1 Chr 6,33 8 38 2331

251 1 Chr 6,34 22 90 2353/30 P

2 1 Chr 6,33-34 30 128 0x 30

§26 6,35-38 The descendants of Aaron

252 1 Chr 6,35 9 36 2362 253 1 Chr 6,36 6 20 2368

254 1 Chr 6,37 6 25 2374

255 1 Chr 6,38 4 16 2378/25 S

4 1 Chr 6,35-38 25 97 0x 25

§27 6,39-47 The Levitical cities

256 1 Chr 6,39 12 56 2390

257 1 Chr 6,40 9 40 2399 258 1 Chr 6,41 9 32 2408 S

259 1 Chr 6,42 18 69 2426

260 1 Chr 6,43 8 31 2434

261 1 Chr 6,44 9 33 2443 S

262 1 Chr 6,45 20 84 2463 S

263 1 Chr 6,46 12 53 2475 S

264 1 Chr 6,47 15 69 2490/112 S 9 1 Chr 6,39-47 112 467 0x 112

§28 6,48-50 The cities of Merari’s sons

265 1 Chr 6,48 13 59 2503

266 1 Chr 6,49 8 35 2511


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267 1 Chr 6,50 18 76 2529/39 S

3 1 Chr 6,48-50 39 170 0x 39 Shaped and sealed by 170 letters.

§29 6,51-55 The cities of Kehat’s sons

268 1 Chr 6,51 8 35 2537

269 1 Chr 6,52 15 55 2552

270 1 Chr 6,53 9 37 2561 271 1 Chr 6,54 9 35 2570 P

272 1 Chr 6,55 15 64 2585/56 P

5 1 Chr 6,51-55 56 226 0x 56

§30 6,56-66 The cities of Gerson’s sons

273 1 Chr 6,56 15 62 2600 S

274 1 Chr 6,57 10 39 2610

275 1 Chr 6,58 8 32 2618 S 276 1 Chr 6,59 10 39 2628

277 1 Chr 6,60 8 31 2636

278 1 Chr 6,61 15 63 2651 S

279 1 Chr 6,62 13 55 2664

280 1 Chr 6,63 16 68 2680

281 1 Chr 6,64 8 34 2688

282 1 Chr 6,65 11 45 2699 283 1 Chr 6,66 8 34 2707/122 S

11 1 Chr 6,56-66 122 502 0x 122

81 C. 5,27-6,66 752 3010 752

D. 7,1-8,40 Other tribes and the family of Saul §31 7,1-5 The descendants of Issachar

284 1 Chr 7,1 7 34 2714 S

285 1 Chr 7,2 23 105 2737 S

286 1 Chr 7,3 12 55 2749

287 1 Chr 7,4 14 62 2763

288 1 Chr 7,5 11 53 2774/67 P

5 1 Chr 7,1-5 67 309 0x 67 §32 7,6-13 Benjamin and Naphtali

289 1 Chr 7,6 5 23 2779

290 1 Chr 7,7 19 91 2798 S

291 1 Chr 7,8 15 71 2813

292 1 Chr 7,9 10 48 2823 S

293 1 Chr 7,10 12 61 2835

294 1 Chr 7,11 15 63 2850 295 1 Chr 7,12 7 23 2857

296 1 Chr 7,13 8 35 2865/91 P

8 1 Chr 7,6-13 91 415 0x 91

§33 7,14-19 The descendants of Manasse

297 1 Chr 7,14 12 49 2877

298 1 Chr 7,15 14 61 2891

299 1 Chr 7,16 14 51 2905 300 1 Chr 7,17 10 33 2915

301 1 Chr 7,18 9 38 2924

302 1 Chr 7,19 7 32 2931/66 P

6 1 Chr 7,14-19 66 264 0x 66

303 1 Chr 7,20 11 44 2942 §34 7,20-29 The descendants of Ephraim

304 1 Chr 7,21 16 66 2958

305 1 Chr 7,22 8 38 2966

306 1 Chr 7,23 14 50 2980

307 1 Chr 7,24 12 47 2992

308 1 Chr 7,25 7 25 2999

309 1 Chr 7,26 6 25 3005 310 1 Chr 7,27 4 14 3009

311 1 Chr 7,28 15 70 3024

312 1 Chr 7,29 19 78 3043/112 P

10 1 Chr 7,20-29 112 457 0x 112


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§35 7,30-40 The descendants of Asher

313 1 Chr 7,30 8 35 3051

314 1 Chr 7,31 7 30 3058

315 1 Chr 7,32 11 41 3069

316 1 Chr 7,33 8 31 3077

317 1 Chr 7,34 6 24 3083 318 1 Chr 7,35 7 27 3090

319 1 Chr 7,36 7 30 3097

320 1 Chr 7,37 6 26 3103

321 1 Chr 7,38 5 20 3108

322 1 Chr 7,39 5 21 3113

323 1 Chr 7,40 20 89 3133/90 S

11 1 Chr 7,30-40 90 374 (22x17) 0x 90 Paragraph 35 is sealed by 374 letters. §36 8,1-28 The descendants of Benjamin

324 1 Chr 8,1 9 39 3142

325 1 Chr 8,2 4 20 3146 S

326 1 Chr 8,3 6 27 3152

327 1 Chr 8,4 3 17 3155

328 1 Chr 8,5 3 15 3158

329 1 Chr 8,6 12 45 3170 330 1 Chr 8,7 10 40 3180

331 1 Chr 8,8 11 44 3191

332 1 Chr 8,9 12 41 3203

333 1 Chr 8,10 10 36 3213

334 1 Chr 8,11 6 27 3219

335 1 Chr 8,12 12 44 3231

336 1 Chr 8,13 12 50 3243

337 1 Chr 8,14 3 14 3246 338 1 Chr 8,15 3 14 3249

339 1 Chr 8,16 5 24 3254

340 1 Chr 8,17 4 20 3258

341 1 Chr 8,18 5 26 3263

342 1 Chr 8,19 3 15 3266

343 1 Chr 8,20 3 18 3269

344 1 Chr 8,21 5 23 3274 345 1 Chr 8,22 3 15 3277

346 1 Chr 8,23 3 15 3280

347 1 Chr 8,24 3 18 3283

348 1 Chr 8,25 4 18 3287

349 1 Chr 8,26 3 18 3290

350 1 Chr 8,27 5 24 3295

351 1 Chr 8,28 8 37 3303/170 S 28 1 Chr 8,1-28 170 744 0x 170 Shaped and sealed by 170 words.

§37 8,29-40 Gibeon and Saul’s clan

352 1 Chr 8,29 7 30 3310

353 1 Chr 8,30 7 30 3317

354 1 Chr 8,31 3 14 3320

355 1 Chr 8,32 12 49 3332 S

356 1 Chr 8,33 19 73 3351 357 1 Chr 8,34 9 35 3360 S

358 1 Chr 8,35 6 26 3366

359 1 Chr 8,36 16 66 3382

360 1 Chr 8,37 10 36 3392

361 1 Chr 8,38 15 65 3407

362 1 Chr 8,39 9 39 3416

363 1 Chr 8,40 18 72 3434/131 P 12 1 Chr 8,29-40 131 535 0x 131

80 D. 7,1-8,40 727 3098 0x 727

207 1 Chr 4,24-8,40 2006 (118x17) 8322 3x 2006 §§13-37 sealed by 2006 words.

363 1 Chr 1,1-8,40 3434 (202x17) 14056 4x 3434


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E. 9,1-44 The returnees and the Gibeonites §38 9,1 All Israel enrolled by genealogies

364 1 Chr 9,1 13 57 3447/13 S 1 1 Chr 9,1 13 57 0x 13

§39 9,2-9 The people of Jerusalem

365 1 Chr 9,2 9 54 3456

366 1 Chr 9,3 12 49 3468

367 1 Chr 9,4 13 44 3481

368 1 Chr 9,5 5 24 3486

369 1 Chr 9,6 8 32 3494 370 1 Chr 9,7 10 36 3504

371 1 Chr 9,8 15 53 3519

372 1 Chr 9,9 13 58 3532/85 S


§40 9,10-34 The priests and Levites

373 1 Chr 9,10 5 27 3537

374 1 Chr 9,11 14 53 3551 S 375 1 Chr 9,12 18 51 (3x17) 63 3569 9,10-13 Priests who returned: 51 w.

376 1 Chr 9,13 14 63 3583

377 1 Chr 9,14 12 43 3595

378 1 Chr 9,15 10 36 3605

379 1 Chr 9,16 15 60 3620

380 1 Chr 9,17 8 41 3628

381 1 Chr 9,18 10 40 3638 382 1 Chr 9,19 23 94 5 3661

383 1 Chr 9,20 9 37 6 3670

384 1 Chr 9,21 7 27 3677

385 1 Chr 9,22 16 77 3693

386 1 Chr 9,23 9 40 7 3702

387 1 Chr 9,24 8 37 3710

388 1 Chr 9,25 10 39 3720 389 1 Chr 9,26 15 63 3735

390 1 Chr 9,27 12 52 3747

391 1 Chr 9,28 9 41 3756

392 1 Chr 9,29 14 59 3770

393 1 Chr 9,30 6 51 (3x17) 28 3776 9,28-32 Duties of the Levites: 51 words.

394 1 Chr 9,31 11 48 3787

395 1 Chr 9,32 11 40 3798 S 396 1 Chr 9,33 12 57 3810

397 1 Chr 9,34 9 43 3819/287 P

25 1 Chr 9,10-34 287 1208 3x 287

§41 9,35-44 The genealogy of Saul

398 1 Chr 9,35 8 35 3827

399 1 Chr 9,36 8 33 3835

400 1 Chr 9,37 4 22 3839 401 1 Chr 9,38 12 48 3851 S

402 1 Chr 9,39 19 73 3870

403 1 Chr 9,40 9 34 3879

404 1 Chr 9,41 5 22 3884

405 1 Chr 9,42 16 62 3900

406 1 Chr 9,43 10 38 3910

407 1 Chr 9,44 14 63 3924/105 P 10 1 Chr 9,35-44 105 430 0x 105

124 E. 9,1-44 490 2045 3x 490

407 Part I: 1,1-9,44 3924 16101 7x 3924


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Part II 1 Chr 10,1-22,1 Establishment of David’s Kingdom

A. 10,1-14,17 Saul’s death and David’s kingship §42 10,1-14 Saul’s demise and David’s rise

408 1 Chr 10,1 12 57 3936

409 1 Chr 10,2 17 72 3953 10,2 The Philistines slew the three sons

410 1 Chr 10,3 10 46 3963 of Saul: 17 words. 411a 1 Chr 10,4a 22 79 3985 S

411b 1 Chr 10,4b 6 22 3991

412 1 Chr 10,5 12 26 38 4003 S 10,4b-6 Saul’s suicide: 26 words.

413 1 Chr 10,6 8 31 4011

414 1 Chr 10,7 19 77 4030 S

415 1 Chr 10,8 15 63 4045

416 1 Chr 10,9 15 64 4060 417 1 Chr 10,10 10 41 4070 S

418 1 Chr 10,11 10 37 4080

419 1 Chr 10,12 22 93 4102

420 1 Chr 10,13 16 58 8-9 4118

421 1 Chr 10,14 10 40 10 4128/204 P


§43 11,1-9 David as king: Jebus captured 422 1 Chr 11,1 11 46 4139

423 1 Chr 11,2 29 106 11 4168 11,1-47 King David with his chiefs and

424 1 Chr 11,3 24 97 12-13 4192 S mighty men: 520 (20x26) words.

425 1 Chr 11,4 11 46 4203

426 1 Chr 11,5 15 57 4218

427 1 Chr 11,6 16 68 4234

428 1 Chr 11,7 9 29 4243

429 1 Chr 11,8 12 46 4255 430 1 Chr 11,9 7 30 14 4262/134 P

9 1 Chr 11,1-9 134 525 4x 134 10,1-11,9 sealed by 338 (13x26) words.

§44 11,10-47 David and his warriors

431 1 Chr 11,10 16 72 15 4278/16 S

432 1 Chr 11,11 20 78 4298

433 1 Chr 11,12 8 38 4306 11,10-21 David’s mighty men and their

434 1 Chr 11,13 19 79 4325 chiefs: 182 words. 435 1 Chr 11,14 11 54 16 4336

436 1 Chr 11,15 17 66 4353

437 1 Chr 11,16 8 182 (7x26) 33 4361

438 1 Chr 11,17 11 41 4372

439 1 Chr 11,18 22 93 17 4394

440 1 Chr 11,19 21 93 4415

441 1 Chr 11,20 18 65 4433 442 1 Chr 11,21 11 40 4444 S

443 1 Chr 11,22 25+ 87 4469

444 1 Chr 11,23 24+ 99 4493

445 1 Chr 11,24 9+ 36 4502

446 1 Chr 11,25 13+ 51 4515 S

447 1 Chr 11,26 11+ 42 4526 S

448 1 Chr 11,27 4+ 19 4530 S 449 1 Chr 11,28 6+ 28 4536 S

450 1 Chr 11,29 4+ 19 4540 S

451 1 Chr 11,30 6+ 26 4546 S

452a 1 Chr 11,31a 6+ 23 4552 S

452b 1 Chr 11,31b 2+ 11 4554

453a 1 Chr 11,32a 3+ 12 4557 S

453b 1 Chr 11,32b 2+ 11 4559 S 454 1 Chr 11,33 4+ 25 4563 S

455 1 Chr 11,34 7+ 27 4570 S

456 1 Chr 11,35 7+ 25 4577 S 11,22-47 Other mighty men: 204 w.


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457 1 Chr 11,36 4+ 18 4581 S

458 1 Chr 11,37 5+ 20 4586 S

459 1 Chr 11,38 6+ 20 4592 S

460 1 Chr 11,39 9+ 35 4601 S

461 1 Chr 11,40 4+ 17 4605 S

462 1 Chr 11,41 5+ 18 4610 S 463 1 Chr 11,42 8+ 39 4618 S

464 1 Chr 11,43 5+ 20 4623 S

465a 1 Chr 11,44a 4+ 20 4627 S

465b 1 Chr 11,44b 3+ 13 4630 S

466 1 Chr 11,45 6+ 25 4636 S

467 1 Chr 11,46 8+ 43 4644

468 1 Chr 11,47 4/204(12x17) 23 4648/386 P 38 1 Chr 11,10-47 386 1604 3x 386


§45 12,1-9 David’s followers/warriors

469 1 Chr 12,1 15 62 4663

470 1 Chr 12,2 10 52 4673

471 1 Chr 12,3 13 63 4686

472 1 Chr 12,4 6 33 4692 473 1 Chr 12,5 5 31 4697

474 1 Chr 12,6 6 39 4703

475 1 Chr 12,7 6 35 4709

476 1 Chr 12,8 6 27 4715

477 1 Chr 12,9 22 90 4737/89 S

9 1 Chr 12,1-9 89 432 0x 89

§46 12,10-16 David’s commanders

478 1 Chr 12,10 6 26 4743 479 1 Chr 12,11 4 21 4747

480 1 Chr 12,12 4 17 4751

481 1 Chr 12,13 4 22 4755

482 1 Chr 12,14 5 24 4760

483 1 Chr 12,15 10 38 4770

484 1 Chr 12,16 19 75 4789/52 S

16 1 Chr 12,1-16 52 (2x26) 223 0x 52 (2x26) Shaped and sealed by 52 words. §47 12,17-19 Men from three tribes joined

485 1 Chr 12,17 8+ 32 4797

486 1 Chr 12,18 26/34 (2x17) 107 4823 S 12,17-18 Men from Benjamin and

487 1 Chr 12,19 24 95 4847/58 P Judah join David: 34 words.

3 1 Chr 12,17-19 58 234 0x 58

§48 12,20-23 Manassites followed David

488 1 Chr 12,20 23 94 4870 489 1 Chr 12,21 17 84 4887 12,21-23 Manassites as commanders:

490 1 Chr 12,22 13+ 47 4900 17 and 26 words.

491 1 Chr 12,23 13/26 48 4913/66 P

4 1 Chr 12,20-23 66 273 0x 66

§49 12,24-41 Warriors from Hebron

492 1 Chr 12,24 15+ 61 18 4928 S

493 1 Chr 12,25 11/26 45 4939 S 12,24-25 Well-armed men: 26 words. 494 1 Chr 12,26 9 35 4948 S

495 1 Chr 12,27 7 26 4955 S

496 1 Chr 12,28 8 38 4963 S

497 1 Chr 12,29 9 37 4972 S

498 1 Chr 12,30 14 56 4986 S

499 1 Chr 12,31 13 54 4999 S

500 1 Chr 12,32 13 51 5012 S 501 1 Chr 12,33 15 64 5027 S

502 1 Chr 12,34 14 55 5041 S

503 1 Chr 12,35 9 41 5050 S

504 1 Chr 12,36 9 37 5059 S


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505 1 Chr 12,37 7 31 5066 S

506 1 Chr 12,38 15 61 5081

507 1 Chr 12,39 25 91 5106

508 1 Chr 12,40 12 48 5118

509 1 Chr 12,41 25 119 5143/230 P

18 1 Chr 12,24-41 230 950 1x 230 §50 13,1-14 The ark returned to the city

510 1 Chr 13,1 8 33 5151 13,1-16,6 The story of the measures

511 1 Chr 13,2 26 119 19 5177 taken by David: 850 (50x17) words.

512 1 Chr 13,3 10 40 5187

513 1 Chr 13,4 11 38 5198

514 1 Chr 13,5 17 67 5215

515 1 Chr 13,6 21 86 20 5236 516 1 Chr 13,7 13 58 5249

517 1 Chr 13,8 14 77 5263

518 1 Chr 13,9 14 48 5277

519 1 Chr 13,10 15 52 21 5292

520 1 Chr 13,11 15 54 22 5307 13,10-14 Uzza’s punishment: 78 words.

521 1 Chr 13,12 13 78 (3x26) 51 5320

522 1 Chr 13,13 15 51 5335 523 1 Chr 13,14 20 69 23 5355/212 P

14 1 Chr 13,1-14 212 843 5x 212

§51 14,1-12 David defeated Philistines

524 1 Chr 14,1 16 62 5371

525 1 Chr 14,2 15 60 24 5386 P

526 1 Chr 14,3 10 43 5396

527 1 Chr 14,4 11 47 5407

528 1 Chr 14,5 3 18 5410 529 1 Chr 14,6 3 13 5413

530 1 Chr 14,7 3 21 5416

531 1 Chr 14,8 19 77 5435

532 1 Chr 14,9 5 25 5440

533 1 Chr 14,10 15 66 25 5455

534 1 Chr 14,11 23 87 5478

535 1 Chr 14,12 8 34 5486/131 P 12 1 Chr 14,1-12 131 553 2x 131

§52 14,13-17 The second defeat

536 1 Chr 14,13 5 25 5491

537 1 Chr 14,14 16+ 69 5507 14,14-15 David again inquired of God

538 1 Chr 14,15 18/34 (2x17) 74 5525 and got an answer: 34 words.

539 1 Chr 14,16 12 51 5537

540 1 Chr 14,17 12 42 26 5549/63 [] 5 1 Chr 14,13-17 63 261 1x 63

17 1 Chr 14,1-17 194 814 3x 194

133 A. 10,1,-14,17 1625 6716 19x 1625

B. 15,1-17,27 The return of the Ark to Jerusalem §53 15,1-2 A tent for the Ark

541 1 Chr 15,1 12 45 5561

542 1 Chr 15,2 22 73 27-28 5583/34 S


§54 15,3-10 All Israel joined forces

543 1 Chr 15,3 16 58 29 5599 544 1 Chr 15,4 7 26 5606

545 1 Chr 15,5 7 30 5613 S

546 1 Chr 15,6 7 31 5620 S

547 1 Chr 15,7 7 30 5627 S

548 1 Chr 15,8 6 28 5633 S

549 1 Chr 15,9 6 28 5639 S

550 1 Chr 15,10 8 34 5647/64 S

8 1 Chr 15,3-10 64 265 1x 64


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§55 15,11-29 The ark in Jerusalem

551 1 Chr 15,11 12 67 5659

552 1 Chr 15,12 18 77 30 5677

553 1 Chr 15,13 12 47 31 5689

554 1 Chr 15,14 9 44 32 5698 555 1 Chr 15,15 14 58 33 5712 P

556 1 Chr 15,16 17 84 5729 P 15,16 The task of the Levites: 17 words.

557a 1 Chr 15,17a 11 42 5740 S

557b 1 Chr 15,17b 7 27 5747

558 1 Chr 15,18 19 108 5766

559 1 Chr 15,19 7 37 5773

560 1 Chr 15,20 11 62 5784 561 1 Chr 15,21 11 61 5795

562 1 Chr 15,22 9 34 5804

563 1 Chr 15,23 4 22 5808

564 1 Chr 15,24 18 100 5826

565 1 Chr 15,25 17 70 34 5843 S 15,25 David and the leaders of Israel

566 1 Chr 15,26 14 61 35 5857 went to fetch the ark: 17 words.

567 1 Chr 15,27 18 80 5875 568 1 Chr 15,28 15 76 36 5890

569 1 Chr 15,29 23 84 37 5913/266 P

19 1 Chr 15,11-29 266 1241 8x 266 Sealed by 1241 (73x17) letters.

29 1 Chr 15,1-29 364 (14x26) 1624 11x 364 (14x26) Sealed by 364 words and 1742 letters.

§56 16,1-7 Music for the ark

570 1 Chr 16,1 17 74 5930

571 1 Chr 16,2 10 42 38 5940 16,1-4 The ark installed; David blessed

572 1 Chr 16,3 12 52 (2x26) 47 5952 and feasted the people; he appointed 573 1 Chr 16,4 13 62 39-40 5965 P certain Levites as ministers: 52 words.

574 1 Chr 16,5 19 100 5984

575 1 Chr 16,6 9 48 5993

576 1 Chr 16,7 11 42 41 6004/91 P

7 1 Chr 16,1-7 91 415 4x 91

§57 16,8-22 The Psalm sung to God: Part 1

577 1 Chr 16,8 7 35 42 6011 578 1 Chr 16,9 7 26 6018 16,8-22 Compare Psalm 105,1-15.

579 1 Chr 16,10 7 28 43 6025

580 1 Chr 16,11 6 24 44 6031

581 1 Chr 16,12 7 32 6038

582 1 Chr 16,13 6 25 6044

583 1 Chr 16,14 6 26 45 6050

584 1 Chr 16,15 7 27 6057 585 1 Chr 16,16 6 25 6063

586 1 Chr 16,17 6 29 6069

587 1 Chr 16,18 7 25 6076

588 1 Chr 16,19 6 25 6082

589 1 Chr 16,20 8 30 6090

590 1 Chr 16,21 7 30 6097

591 1 Chr 16,22 6 25 6103/99 P 15 1 Chr 16,8-22 99 412 4x 99

§58 16,23-36 Part 2 and Israel’s response

592 1 Chr 16,23 9 34 46 6112

593 1 Chr 16,24 7 31 6119 16,23-33 Compare Psalm 96,1-13.

594 1 Chr 16,25 10 35 47 6129

595 1 Chr 16,26 8 31 48 6137

596 1 Chr 16,27 6 24 6143 597 1 Chr 16,28 8 33 49-50 6151

598 1 Chr 16,29 12 50 51-52 6163

599 1 Chr 16,30 9 31 6172

600 1 Chr 16,31 8 36 53 6180


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601 1 Chr 16,32 8 29 6188

602 1 Chr 16,33 11 38 54 6199

603 1 Chr 16,34 7 25 55 6206 16,34-36a Cf. Ps. 136,1 and 106,47-48.

604 1 Chr 16,35 13 65 6219

605 1 Chr 16,36 14 54 56-57 6233/130 P

14 1 Chr 16,23-36 130 (8x17) 516 12x 130 (8x17) Shaped and sealed by 130 words. §59 16,37-43 David ended the ceremony

606 1 Chr 16,37 15 62 58 6248

607 1 Chr 16,38 11 48 6259

608 1 Chr 16,39 11 47 59 6270

609 1 Chr 16,40 17 69 60-61 6287

610 1 Chr 16,41 13 60 62 6300

611 1 Chr 16,42 12 64 6312 612 1 Chr 16,43 10 36 6322/89 P

7 1 Chr 16,37-43 89 386 5x 89

§60 17,1-15 Promises for David’s kingdom

613 1 Chr 17,1 20 82 63 6342

614 1 Chr 17,2 11 38 6353 S

615 1 Chr 17,3 9 34 6362

616 1 Chr 17,4 14 45 64 6376 617 1 Chr 17,5 18 64 6394

618 1 Chr 17,6 23 86 6417

619a 1 Chr 17,7a 5 20 6422 S

619b 1 Chr 17,7b 16 58 65 6438

620 1 Chr 17,8 17 66 6455

621 1 Chr 17,9 17 77 6472

622 1 Chr 17,10 17 67 66 6489

623 1 Chr 17,11 17 72 6506 624 1 Chr 17,12 9 30 6515

625 1 Chr 17,13 17 63 6532

626 1 Chr 17,14 10 48 6542

627 1 Chr 17,15 11 39 6553/231 P

15 1 Chr 17,1-15 231 889 4x 231

§61 17,16-27 The prayer of David

628 1 Chr 17,16 17 64 67-68 6570 629 1 Chr 17,17 15 68 69 6585

630 1 Chr 17,18 12 43 6597

631 1 Chr 17,19 13 51 70 6610

632 1 Chr 17,20 10 43 71 6620

633 1 Chr 17,21 24 90 6644

634 1 Chr 17,22 13 46 72 6657

635 1 Chr 17,23 15 54 73 6672 636 1 Chr 17,24 17 73 74 6689

637 1 Chr 17,25 16 54 6705

638 1 Chr 17,26 10 40 75 6715

639 1 Chr 17,27 15 60 76 6730/177 P

12 1 Chr 17,16-27 177 686 10x 177

27 1 Chr 17,1-27 408 (24x17) 1575 14x 408 (24x17) §§60-61 shaped and sealed by 408 w.

99 B 15,1-17,27 1181 4928 50x 1181

C. 18,1-21,30 David’s wars and his fatal census §62 18,1-8 David’s military victories

640 1 Chr 18,1 14 55 6744 641 1 Chr 18,2 9 36 6753 18,1-21,30 David’s many victories and

642 1 Chr 18,3 12 46 6765 the acquisition of the threshing floor

643 1 Chr 18,4 21 82 6786 of Ornan: 1196 (46x26) words.

644 1 Chr 18,5 14 51 (3x17) 58 6800 18,4-6 David defeated Sobah’s king and

645 1 Chr 18,6 16 65 77 6816 subjugated the Syrians: 51 words.

646 1 Chr 18,7 12 48 6828

647 1 Chr 18,8 20 76 6848/118 P

8 1 Chr 18,1-8 118 466 1x 118


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§63 18,9-17 Neighbours were subjugated

648 1 Chr 18,9 13 43 6861

649 1 Chr 18,10 27 105 6888

650 1 Chr 18,11 19 85 (5x17) 82 78 6907 18,9-13 Hadadezer was defeated and

651 1 Chr 18,12 11 40 6918 Edom subjugated; YHWH gave David

652 1 Chr 18,13 15 60 79 6933 victory wherever he went: 85 words. 653 1 Chr 18,14 11 40 6944

654 1 Chr 18,15 9 38 6953

655 1 Chr 18,16 9 41 6962

656 1 Chr 18,17 11 49 6973/125 P

9 1 Chr 18,9-17 125 498 2x 125

§64 19,1-3 David sent envoys to Ammon

657 1 Chr 19,1 11 40 6984 658 1 Chr 19,2 29 104 7013

659 1 Chr 19,3 23 93 7036/63 P

3 1 Chr 19,1-3 63 237 0x 63

§65 19,4-7 War was imminent

660 1 Chr 19,4 13+ 55 7049

661 1 Chr 19,5 21/34 (2x17) 91 7070

662 1 Chr 19,6 25 94 7095 663 1 Chr 19,7 21 90 7116/80 P

4 1 Chr 19,4-7 80 330 0x 80

§66 19,8-15 War with Ammon and Aram

664 1 Chr 19,8 9 35 7125

665 1 Chr 19,9 12 51 7137

666 1 Chr 19,10 16 67 7153

667 1 Chr 19,11 11 41 7164

668a 1 Chr 19,12a 8 31 7172 S 668b 1 Chr 19,12b 6 26 7178

669 1 Chr 19,13 11 49 80 7189

670 1 Chr 19,14 10 42 7199

671 1 Chr 19,15 17 64 7216/100 P 19,15 The Syrians made peace: 17 w.

8 1 Chr 19,8-15 100 406 1x 100

§67 19,16-19 Syrians decisively defeated

672 1 Chr 19,16 19 79 7235 673 1 Chr 19,17 19 81 7254

674 1 Chr 19,18 19 76 7273

675 1 Chr 19,19 19 77 7292/76 P

4 1 Chr 19,16-19 76 313 0x 76

§68 20,1-3 Ammonites decisively defeated

676 1 Chr 20,1 29 109 7321

677 1 Chr 20,2 23 84 7344 678 1 Chr 20,3 22 88 7366/74 P

3 1 Chr 20,1-3 74 281 0x 74

§69 20,4-8 Philistine giants defeated

679 1 Chr 20,4 16 68 7382

680 1 Chr 20,5 18 69 7400

681 1 Chr 20,6 16 63 7416

682 1 Chr 20,7 9 36 7425 683 1 Chr 20,8 9 36 7434/68 P Paragraph 69 is sealed by 272 letters.

5 1 Chr 20,4-8 68 (4x17) 272 (16x17) 0x 68 (4x17) Shaped and sealed by 68 words.

§70 21,1-8 David wanted to number Israel

684 1 Chr 21,1 10 37 7444

685 1 Chr 21,2 20 71 7464 21,1-6 Despite Joab’s protest the cen-

686 1 Chr 21,3 23 102 (6x17) 90 81 7487 sus was conducted: 102 words.

687 1 Chr 21,4 12 49 7499 688 1 Chr 21,5 26 94 7525

689 1 Chr 21,6 11 39 7536

690 1 Chr 21,7 9 34 7545 P

691 1 Chr 21,8 20 73 7565/131 P


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8 1 Chr 21,1-8 131 487 1x 131

§71 21,9-17 God’s punishment for David

692 1 Chr 21,9 7 24 82 7572

693 1 Chr 21,10 18 59 83 7590

694 1 Chr 21,11 11 33 84 7601

695 1 Chr 21,12 33 125 85-86 7634 P 696 1 Chr 21,13 19 59 87 7653

697 1 Chr 21,14 9 38 88 7662

698 1 Chr 21,15 25 108 89-90 7687 S

699 1 Chr 21,16 26 107 91 7713 21,16 David saw God’s armed angel;

700 1 Chr 21,17 30 112 92 7743/178 S he and the elders repented: 26 words.

9 1 Chr 21,9-17 178 665 11x 178

§72 21,18-26 David bought a piece of land 701 1 Chr 21,18 16 62 93-94 7759

702 1 Chr 21,19 8 27 95 7767

703 1 Chr 21,20 12 50 7779

704 1 Chr 21,21 16 61 7795

705 1 Chr 21,22 20 73 96 7815 21,21-25 David bought Ornan’s thresh-

706 1 Chr 21,23 21 85 (5x17) 88 7836 ing floor and paid the price: 85 words.

707 1 Chr 21,24 19 66 97 7855 708 1 Chr 21,25 9 35 7864

709 1 Chr 21,26 18 70 98-99 7882/139 P

9 1 Chr 21,18-26 139 532 7x 139

§73 21,27-22,1 The aftermath of the threat

710 1 Chr 21,27 7 28 100 7889

711 1 Chr 21,28 12 47 101 7901

712 1 Chr 21,29 12 50 102 7913

713 1 Chr 21,30 13 49 103 7926 S 4 1 Chr 21,27-30 44 174 4x 44

75 C. 18,1-21,30 1196 (46x26) 4661 27x 1196 Shaped and sealed by 1196 words.

307 1 Chr 10,1-21,30 4002 16305 96x 4002

Part III 1 Ch 22,1-29,30 Preparations for building a temple

A. 22,1-27,34 David’s measures to start the work §74 22,1-4 David gathered material

714 1 Chr 22,1 11 44 104 7937 S 715 1 Chr 22,2 16 70 7953

716 1 Chr 22,3 12 58 7965

717 1 Chr 22,4 12 53 7977/51 P

3 1 Chr 22,2-4 51 (3x17) 225 1x 51 (3x17)

§75 22,5-19 Solomon’s commissioning

718 1 Chr 22,5 23 95 105 8000

719 1 Chr 22,6 9 41 106 8009 S 720 1 Chr 22,7 13 48 107 8022

721 1 Chr 22,8 21 78 108 8043

722 1 Chr 22,9 23 86 8066

723 1 Chr 22,10 18 66 8084

724 1 Chr 22,11 13 204(12x17) 50 109-110 8097 22,5-16 David decided to make prepa-

725 1 Chr 22,12 14 52 111-112 8111 rations for the building of the temple;

726 1 Chr 22,13 22 77 113 8133 he commissioned Solomon: 204 words. 727 1 Chr 22,14 25 111 114 8158

728 1 Chr 22,15 12 45 8170

729 1 Chr 22,16 11 45 115 8181

730 1 Chr 22,17 8 31 8189 22,17-19 David urged the leaders to

731 1 Chr 22,18 19 52 (2x26) 75 116-117 8208 assist his son Solomon in building the

732 1 Chr 22,19 25 106 118-121 8233/256 P temple: 52 words.

15 1 Chr 22,5-19 256 1006 17x 256 Sealed by 204+52 words; 17x YHWH. §76 23,1-32 David organized the Levites

733 1 Chr 23,1 10 37 8243

734 1 Chr 23,2 7+ 30 8250


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735 1 Chr 23,3 13+ 63 8263

736 1 Chr 23,4 13+ 56 122 8276 23,2-6 The organization of the Levites

737 1 Chr 23,5 11+ 55 123 8287 in four divisions: 52 words.

738a 1 Chr 23,6a 3+ 16 8290 S

738b 1 Chr 23,6b 5/52 (2x26) 21 8295 S

739 1 Chr 23,7 3 15 8298 S 740 1 Chr 23,8 7 29 8305 S

741 1 Chr 23,9 10 43 8315 S

742 1 Chr 23,10 10 41 8325

743 1 Chr 23,11 15 60 8340 S

744 1 Chr 23,12 7 30 8347 S

745 1 Chr 23,13 21 87 124 8368

746 1 Chr 23,14 8 31 8376 747 1 Chr 23,15 4 17 8380

748 1 Chr 23,16 4 78 (3x26) 17 8384 23,12-20 The sons of Kehath: 78 words.

749 1 Chr 23,17 14 62 8398

750 1 Chr 23,18 4 16 8402 S

751 1 Chr 23,19 10 50 8412

752 1 Chr 23,20 6 25 8418 S

753 1 Chr 23,21 8 32 8426 754 1 Chr 23,22 13 46 8439

755 1 Chr 23,23 6 25 8445

756 1 Chr 23,24 20 89 125 8465

757 1 Chr 23,25 12 49 126 8477

758 1 Chr 23,26 10 37 8487

759 1 Chr 23,27 12 48 8499

760 1 Chr 23,28 20 77 127 8519

761 1 Chr 23,29 11 59 8530 762 1 Chr 23,30 8 35 128 8538

763 1 Chr 23,31 13 64 129-130 8551

764 1 Chr 23,32 15 61 131 8566/333 P

32 1 Chr 23,1-32 333 1423 10x 333

765 1 Chr 24,1 9 44 8575 §77 24,1-6 Division of the sons of Aaron

766 1 Chr 24,2 12 53 8587

767 1 Chr 24,3 12 54 8599 768 1 Chr 24,4 22 98 8621

769 1 Chr 24,5 15 62 8636 S

770 1 Chr 24,6 27 118 8663/97 P

6 1 Chr 24,1-6 97 429 0x 97

§78 24,7-19 The priestly classes

771 1 Chr 24,7 6 33 8669

772 1 Chr 24,8 4 21 8673 773 1 Chr 24,9 4 21 8677

774 1 Chr 24,10 4 21 8681

775 1 Chr 24,11 4 22 8685

776 1 Chr 24,12 6 26 8691

777 1 Chr 24,13 6 25 8697

778 1 Chr 24,14 6 22 8703

779 1 Chr 24,15 6 25 8709 780 1 Chr 24,16 5 26 8714

781 1 Chr 24,17 6 29 8720

782 1 Chr 24,18 6 34 8726 P

783 1 Chr 24,19 15 65 132-133 8741/78 P


§79 24,20-31 The Levitical families

784 1 Chr 24,20 9 43 8750 785 1 Chr 24,21 5 25 8755

786 1 Chr 24,22 5 23 8760

787 1 Chr 24,23 8 42 8768

788 1 Chr 24,24 6 24 8774


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789 1 Chr 24,25 6 25 8780

790 1 Chr 24,26 7 28 8787

791 1 Chr 24,27 7 31 8794

792 1 Chr 24,28 6 22 8800

793 1 Chr 24,29 4 16 8804

794 1 Chr 24,30 10 44 8814 795 1 Chr 24,31 22 98 8836/95 S

12 1 Chr 24,20-31 95 421 0x 95

§80 25,1-8 The families of the singers

796 1 Chr 25,1 18 92 8854

797 1 Chr 25,2 15 55 8869

798 1 Chr 25,3 19 89 134 8888 S

799 1 Chr 25,4 18 92 8906 800 1 Chr 25,5 18 76 8924

801a 1 Chr 25,6a 17 67 135 8941 S

801b 1 Chr 25,6b 3 15 8944

802 1 Chr 25,7 12 53 136 8956

803 1 Chr 25,8 9 41 8965/129 P

8 1 Chr 25,1-8 129 580 3x 129

§81 25,9-31 Different classes of singers 804 1 Chr 25,9 12 54 8977

805 1 Chr 25,10 6 25 8983

806 1 Chr 25,11 6 27 8989

807 1 Chr 25,12 6 28 8995

808 1 Chr 25,13 6 25 9001

809 1 Chr 25,14 6 27 9007

810 1 Chr 25,15 6 28 9013

811 1 Chr 25,16 6 28 9019 812 1 Chr 25,17 6 26 9025

813 1 Chr 25,18 7 28 9032

814 1 Chr 25,19 7 30 9039

815 1 Chr 25,20 7 29 9046

816 1 Chr 25,21 7 31 9053

817 1 Chr 25,22 7 30 9060

818 1 Chr 25,23 7 30 9067 819 1 Chr 25,24 7 31 9074

820 1 Chr 25,25 7 30 9081

821 1 Chr 25,26 7 30 9088

822 1 Chr 25,27 6 28 9094

823 1 Chr 25,28 7 32 9101

824 1 Chr 25,29 7 33 9108

825 1 Chr 25,30 7 35 9115 826 1 Chr 25,31 8 38 9123/158 P

23 1 Chr 25,9-31 158 703 0x 158

§82 26,1-13 Families of the gatekeepers

827 1 Chr 26,1 9 39 9132

828 1 Chr 26,2 10 58 9142

829 1 Chr 26,3 6 35 9148

830 1 Chr 26,4 13 63 9161 831 1 Chr 26,5 9 42 9170 P

832 1 Chr 26,6 11 47 9181

833 1 Chr 26,7 11 49 9192

834 1 Chr 26,8 16 60 9208

835 1 Chr 26,9 7 32 9215 S

836 1 Chr 26,10 14 53 9229

837 1 Chr 26,11 12 54 9241 838 1 Chr 26,12 11 54 137 9252

839 1 Chr 26,13 8 38 9260/137 P

13 1 Chr 26,1-13 137 624(24x26) 1x 137


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§83 26,14-28 Division of the gatekeepers

840 1 Chr 26,14 13 64 9273 S

841 1 Chr 26,15 6 26 9279

842 1 Chr 26,16 11 46 9290

843 1 Chr 26,17 12 57 9302

844 1 Chr 26,18 6 29 9308 845 1 Chr 26,19 7 33 9315

846 1 Chr 26,20 8 40 9323

847 1 Chr 26,21 10 47 9333

848 1 Chr 26,22 9 35 138 9342

849 1 Chr 26,23 4 26 9346

850 1 Chr 26,24 8 29 9354

851 1 Chr 26,25 12 55 9366 852 1 Chr 26,26 18 78 9384

853 1 Chr 26,27 8 34 139 9392

854 1 Chr 26,28 19 71 9411/151 P

15 1 Chr 26,14-28 151 670 2x 151

§84 26,29-32 Other duties of the Levites

855 1 Chr 26,29 9 50 9420

856 1 Chr 26,30 19 82 140 9439 857 1 Chr 26,31 17 86 9456

858 1 Chr 26,32 22 94 9478/67 P


§85 27,1-15 Commanders of the army

859 1 Chr 27,1 27 125 9505 S

860 1 Chr 27,2 13 61 9518

861 1 Chr 27,3 9 34 9527

862 1 Chr 27,4 14 67 9541 S 863 1 Chr 27,5 15 65 9556

864 1 Chr 27,6 9 43 9565 S

865 1 Chr 27,7 15 65 9580

866 1 Chr 27,8 11 52 9591 S

867 1 Chr 27,9 12 50 9603 S

868 1 Chr 27,10 13 58 9616 S

869 1 Chr 27,11 11 53 9627 S 870 1 Chr 27,12 11 59 9638 S

871 1 Chr 27,13 11 55 9649 S

872 1 Chr 27,14 15 64 9664 S

873 1 Chr 27,15 13 61 9677/199 P

15 1 Chr 27,1-15 199 912 0x 199

§86 27,16-24 Family heads in Israel

874a 1 Chr 27,16a 8 35 9685 S 874b 1 Chr 27,16b 4 19 9689 S

875 1 Chr 27,17 6 25 9695 S

876 1 Chr 27,18 8 36 9703 S

877 1 Chr 27,19 8 41 9711 S

878 1 Chr 27,20 11 43 9722 S

879a 1 Chr 27,21a 6 25 9728 S

879b 1 Chr 27,21b 4 18 9732 S 880 1 Chr 27,22 8 29 9740

881 1 Chr 27,23 16 65 141 9756

882 1 Chr 27,24 20 76 9776/99 S

9 1 Chr 27,16-24 99 412 1x 99

§87 27,25-34 David’s high officials

883a 1 Chr 27,25a 6 24 9782 S

883b 1 Chr 27,25b 9 46 9791 S 884 1 Chr 27,26 9 35 9800

885 1 Chr 27,27 10 47 9810 S

886a 1 Chr 27,28a 8 35 9818 S

886b 1 Chr 27,28b 4 16 9822 S


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887 1 Chr 27,29 12 49 9834 S

888 1 Chr 27,30 8 42 9842 S

889 1 Chr 27,31 11 40 9853

890 1 Chr 27,32 14 56 9867

891a 1 Chr 27,33a 3 15 9870 S

891b 1 Chr 27,33b 4 16 9874 892 1 Chr 27,34 10 44 9884/108 P

10 1 Chr 27,25-34 108 465 0x 108

178 A. 22,1-27,34 1958 8552 38x 1958

B. 28,1-29,30 The succession of Solomon §88 28,1-8 David’s address to the people

893 1 Chr 28,1 31 134 9915

894 1 Chr 28,2 23 100 142 9938

895 1 Chr 28,3 13 48 9951

896 1 Chr 28,4 29 110 143 9980

897 1 Chr 28,5 18 64 144-145 9998

898 1 Chr 28,6 17 59 10015 28,6 The divine promise: Solomon shall 899 1 Chr 28,7 12 52 10027 build YHWH’s temple: 17 words.

900 1 Chr 28,8 24 105 146-147 10051/167 P

8 1 Chr 28,1-8 167 672 6x 167

§89 28,9-10 David encouraged his son

901 1 Chr 28,9 29 109 148 10080

902 1 Chr 28,10 11 37 149 10091/40 P

2 1 Chr 28,9-10 40 146 2x 40 §90 28,11-19 David revealed him the plans

903 1 Chr 28,11 15 71 10106

904 1 Chr 28,12 17 76 150 10123

905 1 Chr 28,13 13 60 151-152 10136

906 1 Chr 28,14 15 62 10151

907 1 Chr 28,15 17 92 10168 28,15 Particulars about the golden

908 1 Chr 28,16 10 49 10178 lampstand and the lamps: 17 words. 909 1 Chr 28,17 15 81 10193

910 1 Chr 28,18 15 71 153 10208

911 1 Chr 28,19 9 36 154 10217/126 P

9 1 Chr 28,11-19 126 598 (23x26) 5x 126

§91 28,20-21 “Be strong and do it!”

912 1 Chr 28,20 27 98 155-156 10244

913 1 Chr 28,21 21 91 10265/48 P 2 1 Chr 28,20-21 48 189 2x 48

§92 29,1-9 Contributions for the building

914 1 Chr 29,1 22 83 157 10287

915 1 Chr 29,2 27 118 10314

916 1 Chr 29,3 17 68 10331

917 1 Chr 29,4 14 59 10345

918 1 Chr 29,5 14 60 158 10359 919 1 Chr 29,6 12 58 10371

920 1 Chr 29,7 23 106 10394

921 1 Chr 29,8 11 45 159 10405

922 1 Chr 29,9 15 59 160 10420/155 P

9 1 Chr 29,1-9 155 656 4x 155

§93 29,10-19 Power and glory is God’s

923 1 Chr 29,10 18 72 161-162 10438 924 1 Chr 29,11 17 75 163-164 10455 29,11 The essence of the prayer is that

925 1 Chr 29,12 13 58 10468 the greatness, power, glory, victory,

926 1 Chr 29,13 8 38 10476 majesty, and kingdom is God’s: 17 w.

927 1 Chr 29,14 16 51 10492

928 1 Chr 29,15 13 54 10505

929 1 Chr 29,16 16 59 165 10521

930 1 Chr 29,17 22 88 10543

931 1 Chr 29,18 16 69 166 10559


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932 1 Chr 29,19 15 69 10574/154 P

10 1 Chr 29,10-19 154 633 6x 154

§94 29,20-25 The accession of Solomon

933 1 Chr 29,20 19 83 167-169 10593

934 1 Chr 29,21 20 90 170-171 10613

935 1 Chr 29,22 18 85 172-173 10631 936 1 Chr 29,23 14 54 174 10645 29,24-25 All leaders pledged their alle-

937 1 Chr 29,24 13+ 48 10658 giance to Solomon and God gave him

938 1 Chr 29,25 21/34 (2x17) 75 175 10679/105 P the greatest possible repute: 34 words.

6 1 Chr 29,20-25 105 435 9x 105

§95 29,26-30 Summary of David’s reign

939 1 Chr 29,26 7 22 10686

940 1 Chr 29,27 15+ 65 10701 29,27-28 David’s regnal data: 26 words. 941 1 Chr 29,28 11/26 45 10712

942 1 Chr 29,29 19 80 10731

943 1 Chr 29,30 14 59 10745/66 P The 6x11 words may signify fulfilment.

5 1 Chr 29,26-30 66 271 0x 66

51 B. 28,1-29,30 861 3600 34x 861 22,2-29,30, David’s reorganization of

229 Sections A-B 2819 12152 72x 2819 the services: 2808 words.

943 1 Chronicles 1-29 10745 44558 175x 10745

Part IV 2 Chr 1,1-9,31 The Reign of King Solomon

A. 1,1-7,22 Solomon the temple builder §96 1,1-13 His act of worship at Gibeon

944 2 Chr 1,1 11 49 176 10756

945 2 Chr 1,2 14 65 10770

946 2 Chr 1,3 20 73 177 10790 1,3-5 Solomon and the assembly went

947 2 Chr 1,4 15 51 (3x17) 59 10805 to the tent of meeting at Gibeon to

948 2 Chr 1,5 16 62 178 10821 seek God: 51 words. 949 2 Chr 1,6 15 55 179 10836

950 2 Chr 1,7 11 40 10847 1,6-13 Solomon offered a thousand of-

951 2 Chr 1,8 12 51 10859 ferings and got what he asked: 136 w.

952 2 Chr 1,9 16 136 (8x17) 55 180 10875

953 2 Chr 1,10 17 57 10892 S 1,10 He asked: Give me wisdom and

954 2 Chr 1,11 33 124 10925 knowledge to rule the people: 17 w.

955 2 Chr 1,12 20 74 10945 956 2 Chr 1,13 12 51 10957/212 P

13 2 Chr 1,1-13 212 815 5x 212

§97 1,14-2,1 Solomon’s riches and trade

957 2 Chr 1,14 20 83 10977

958 2 Chr 1,15 15 63 10992 1,15-18 He gathered silver, gold, stone,

959 2 Chr 1,16 11 51 11003 and wood; imported horses and an ex-

960 2 Chr 1,17 18 52 (2x26) 80 11021 pensive chariot with horse: 52 words. 961 2 Chr 1,18 8 35 181 11029 2,1 He purposed to build a temple for

962 2 Chr 2,1 17 70 11046/89 P YHWH and a palace for himself: 17 w.

6 2 Chr 1,14-2,1 89 382 1x 89

§98 2,2-9 Solomon’s initial measures

963 2 Chr 2,2 20 69 11066 2,2-5,14 The building of the temple and

964 2 Chr 2,3 27 120 182-183 11093 the fabrication of its inventary; and the

965 2 Chr 2,4 10 40 11103 installation of the Ark: 1105 (65x17). 966 2 Chr 2,5 22 77 11125 2,6 Solomon’s request to Huram for a

967 2 Chr 2,6 26 115 11151 skilled artisan: 26 words.

968 2 Chr 2,7 20 87 11171

969 2 Chr 2,8 11 40 11182

970 2 Chr 2,9 23 100 11205/159 P

8 2 Chr 2,2-9 159 648 2x 159

§99 2,10-15 Huram’s written response 971 2 Chr 2,10 15 55 184 11220

972 2 Chr 2,11 27 104 185-186 11247

973 2 Chr 2,12 8 31 11255


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974 2 Chr 2,13 35 143 11290

975 2 Chr 2,14 10 45 11300

976 2 Chr 2,15 17 67 11317/112 P

6 2 Chr 2,10-15 112 445 3x 112

§100 2,16-17 Aliens assigned as workhands

977 2 Chr 2,16 22 93 11339 978 2 Chr 2,17 17 67 11356/39

2 2 Chr 2,16-17 39 160 0x 39 []

§101 3,1-17 The building of the temple

979 2 Chr 3,1 20 85 187 11376

980 2 Chr 3,2 8 36 11384

981 2 Chr 3,3 16+ 68 11400

982 2 Chr 3,4 18/34 (2x17) 72 11418 3,3-7 Special attention for the vestibule 983 2 Chr 3,5 13 55 11431 and the nave, which was lined with

984 2 Chr 3,6 9 34 (2x17) 36 11440 cypress and gold: 34 + 34 words.

985 2 Chr 3,7 12 57 11452 S

986 2 Chr 3,8 21 81 11473

987 2 Chr 3,9 8 39 11481

988 2 Chr 3,10 11 48 11492

989 2 Chr 3,11 20 86 11512 990 2 Chr 3,12 16 66 11528

991 2 Chr 3,13 12 55 11540 S

992 2 Chr 3,14 10 45 11550 S

993 2 Chr 3,15 15 59 11565 S

994 2 Chr 3,16 12 54 11577

995 2 Chr 3,17 17 71 11594/238 S


§102 4,1-5,1 The temple’s furnishings 996 2 Chr 4,1 12 50 11606 S

997 2 Chr 4,2 20 74 11626

998 2 Chr 4,3 19 79 11645

999 2 Chr 4,4 23 97 11668

1000 2 Chr 4,5 13 54 11681 S

1001 2 Chr 4,6 19 81 11700 S

1002 2 Chr 4,7 12 51 11712 S 1003 2 Chr 4,8 13 58 11725

1004 2 Chr 4,9 10 52 11735

1005 2 Chr 4,10 8 31 11743

1006a 2 Chr 4,11a 8 34 11751 S

1006b 2 Chr 4,11b 11 45 11762

1007 2 Chr 4,12 19 85 11781

1008 2 Chr 4,13 20 87 11801 1009 2 Chr 4,14 8 32 11809

1010 2 Chr 4,15 8 27 11817

1011 2 Chr 4,16 18 72 188 11835

1012 2 Chr 4,17 10 42 11845

1013 2 Chr 4,18 12 42 11857 P

1014 2 Chr 4,19 16 64 11873

1015 2 Chr 4,20 9 42 11882 1016 2 Chr 4,21 7 33 11889

1017 2 Chr 4,22 16 86 11905

1018a 2 Chr 5,1a 8 31 189 11913 S

1018b 2 Chr 5,1b 17 64 11930/336 P 5,1b All the work was completed: 17 w.

23 2 Chr 4,1-5,1 336 1413 2x 336

§103 5,2-14 The installation of the Ark

1019 2 Chr 5,2 25 98 190 11955 1020 2 Chr 5,3 10 37 11965

1021 2 Chr 5,4 8 33 11973

1022 2 Chr 5,5 16+ 59 11989 5,5-6 The Ark and the vessels put in

1023 2 Chr 5,6 18/34 (2x17) 73 12007 place; the king and the people brought


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1024 2 Chr 5,7 18 70 191 12025 countless offerings: 34 words.

1025 2 Chr 5,8 14 65 12039

1026 2 Chr 5,9 18 70 12057

1027 2 Chr 5,10 17 62 192 12074 P 5,10 In the Ark: only Moses’ tablets: 17.

1028 2 Chr 5,11 13 58 12087

1029 2 Chr 5,12 22 123 12109 1030 2 Chr 5,13 28 128 193-195 12137

1031 2 Chr 5,14 14 54 196 12151/221


§104 6,1-13 Solomon’s prayer of dedication

1032 2 Chr 6,1 7 26 197 12158 6,1-2 Introduction to the prayer: 28 w.

1033 2 Chr 6,2 8 33 12166

1034 2 Chr 6,3 13 46 12179 1035 2 Chr 6,4 14 54 198 12193 6,4-11 First part of Solomon’s prayer

1036 2 Chr 6,5 27 101 12220 which deals with the building of the

1037 2 Chr 6,6 11 47 12231 temple: 130 words.

1038 2 Chr 6,7 11 40 199 12242

1039 2 Chr 6,8 18 130 (5x26) 62 200 12260

1040 2 Chr 6,9 13 46 12273

1041 2 Chr 6,10 23 85 201-203 12296 1042 2 Chr 6,11 13 43 204 12309/158

1043 2 Chr 6,12 10 39 205 12319 6,12-13 Solomon stood before the altar

1044 2 Chr 6,13 29 118 12348/39 [] ready to continue his prayer: 39 words.

13 2 Chr 6,1-13 197 740 9x 197

§105 6,14-42 Second part of the prayer

1045 2 Chr 6,14 17 76 206 12365 This part is in two sections: first (14-40)

1046 2 Chr 6,15 15 55 12380 an appeal to God to listen to Solomon’s

1047 2 Chr 6,16 33 118 207 12413 supplications and those of his people: 1048 2 Chr 6,17 10 42 208 12423 518 words; second (41-42), Solomon’s

1049 2 Chr 6,18 20 71 12443 concluding appeal: 26 words, which

1050 2 Chr 6,19 17 66 209 12460 amount to 518+26=544 (32x17) words.

1051 2 Chr 6,20 24 90 12484

1052 2 Chr 6,21 19 79 12503 6,21 Compare 6,40 (inclusion!).

1053 2 Chr 6,22 14 51 12517 6,22-23 is the first of a series of seven

1054 2 Chr 6,23 18 1 75 12535 S prayer situations: 22-23; 24-25; 26-27; 1055 2 Chr 6,24 18 72 12553 28-31; 32-33; 34-35; 36-39, with alto-

1056 2 Chr 6,25 15 2 66 12568 P gether 352 (32x11) words.

1057 2 Chr 6,26 19 74 12587

1058 2 Chr 6,27 24 3 93 12611 S The use of the number of fulfilment is

1059 2 Chr 6,28 23 82 12634 most fitting when it comes to the fulfil-

1060 2 Chr 6,29 21 75 12655 ment of what the people ask from God.

1061 2 Chr 6,30 23 4 82 12678 1062 2 Chr 6,31 15 60 12693 S Note also the 77 words in 6,36-39, and

1063 2 Chr 6,32 23 92 12716 the 11 words in 6,40, the appeal to God

1064 2 Chr 6,33 32 5 119 12748 to be attentive to the prayers from ‘this

1065 2 Chr 6,34 21 82 12769 place’ (the temple).

1066 2 Chr 6,35 9 6 37 12778

1067 2 Chr 6,36 21 74 12799

1068 2 Chr 6,37 16 7 69 12815 1069 2 Chr 6,38 24 77 words 95 12839

1070 2 Chr 6,39 16 66 12855/352

1071 2 Chr 6,40 11 words 47 12866 S 6,40 Compare 6,21 (inclusion!).

1072 2 Chr 6,41 16+ 73 210-211 12882 6,41-42 concluding appeal, which is

1073 2 Chr 6,42 10/26 40 212 12892/544 P shaped and sealed by 26 words.


1074 2 Chr 7,1 14 64 213 12906 §106 7,1-6 The dedication of the temple 1075 2 Chr 7,2 14 51 (3x17) 48 214-216 12920 7,1-3 Fire came down from heaven and

1076 2 Chr 7,3 23 92 217-218 12943 the glory of God filled the temple; the

1077 2 Chr 7,4 7 27 219 12950 S reaction of the Israelites: 51 words.

1078 2 Chr 7,5 20 78 12970


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1079 2 Chr 7,6 26 116 220-221 12996/104 S 7,6 Reaction of priests & Levites: 26 w.


§107 7,7-11 The dedication of the altar

1080 2 Chr 7,7 31 112 222 13027

1081 2 Chr 7,8 19 67 13046

1082 2 Chr 7,9 13 53 13059 1083 2 Chr 7,10 21 90 223 13080

1084 2 Chr 7,11 19 67 224-225 13099/103 P

5 2 Chr 7,7-11 103 389 4x 103

§108 7,12-22 God’s response to the prayer

1085 2 Chr 7,12 16 61 226 13115

1086 2 Chr 7,13 16 56 13131

1087 2 Chr 7,14 21 94 13152 1088 2 Chr 7,15 9+ 39 13161 7,15-16 God’s response to the appeal

1089 2 Chr 7,16 17/26 62 13178 to be attentive (6,40): 26 words.

1090 2 Chr 7,17 15 61 13193

1091 2 Chr 7,18 15 61 13208

1092 2 Chr 7,19 15 76 13223

1093 2 Chr 7,20 20 84 13243

1094 2 Chr 7,21 18 65 227 13261 1095 2 Chr 7,22 26 108 228 13287/188 P 7,22 The reason for the evil: 26 words.

11 2 Chr 7,12-22 188 767 3x 188

152 A. 1,1-7,22 2542 10248 53x 2542

B. 8,1-9,31 Solomon’s wisdom and prosperity §109 8,1-11 Solomon’s other activities

1096 2 Chr 8,1 12 41 229 13299

1097 2 Chr 8,2 13 48 13312

1098 2 Chr 8,3 6+ 24 13318 8,3-4 Solomon took Hamath, where he

1099 2 Chr 8,4 11/17 40 13329 built Tadmor in the Wilderness and

1100 2 Chr 8,5 14 59 13343 other cities : 17 words.

1101 2 Chr 8,6 28 107 13371 1102 2 Chr 8,7 13 54 13384

1103 2 Chr 8,8 17 63 13401

1104 2 Chr 8,9 18 74 13419 P

1105 2 Chr 8,10 10 44 13429

1106 2 Chr 8,11 29 95 230 13458/171 P

11 2 Chr 8,1-11 171 649 2x 171

§110 8,12-16 Solomon did what was needed 1107 2 Chr 8,12 12 44 231-232 13470

1108 2 Chr 8,13 18 87 13488

1109 2 Chr 8,14 29 129 13517

1110 2 Chr 8,15 10 41 13527

1111 2 Chr 8,16 14 49 233-234 13541/83 S

5 2 Chr 8,12-16 83 350 4x 83

§111 8,17-18 Solomon’s shipping trade 1112 2 Chr 8,17 12 42 13553

1113 2 Chr 8,18 25 103 13578/37 P

2 2 Chr 8,17-18 37 145 0x 37

§112 9,1-12 The visit of the queen of Sheba

1114 2 Chr 9,1 33 126 13611

1115 2 Chr 9,2 14 45 13625

1116 2 Chr 9,3 9 32 13634 1117 2 Chr 9,4 19 89 235 13653

1118 2 Chr 9,5 12 46 13665

1119 2 Chr 9,6 20 68 (4x17) 80 13685 9,5-8 The queen praised Solomon and

1120 2 Chr 9,7 11 50 13696 and the God of his people: 68 words.

1121 2 Chr 9,8 25 105 236-237 13721

1122 2 Chr 9,9 21 79 13742

1123 2 Chr 9,10 14 60 13756

1124 2 Chr 9,11 19 84 238 13775


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1125 2 Chr 9,12 20 76 13795/217 P

12 2 Chr 9,1-12 217 872 4x 217

§113 9,13-31 Solomon’s wealth, fame, end

1126 2 Chr 9,13 14 50 13809

1127 2 Chr 9,14 14 63 13823

1128 2 Chr 9,15 15 54 13838 1129 2 Chr 9,16 17 66 13855 P 9,16 Special attention paid to the three

1130 2 Chr 9,17 8 30 13863 hundred golden shields: 17 words.

1131 2 Chr 9,18 18 75 13881

1132 2 Chr 9,19 15 53 13896

1133 2 Chr 9,20 19 70 13915

1134 2 Chr 9,21 20 90 13935 P

1135 2 Chr 9,22 8 33 13943 1136 2 Chr 9,23 14 53 13957

1137 2 Chr 9,24 16 66 13973 P

1138 2 Chr 9,25 17 80 13990 9,25 Special attention paid to his four

1139 2 Chr 9,26 12 47 14002 thousand stalls for horses and chariots

1140 2 Chr 9,27 13 56 14015 stationed in the cities: 17 words.

1141 2 Chr 9,28 6 34 14021

1142 2 Chr 9,29 23 98 14044 1143 2 Chr 9,30 8 34 14052

1144 2 Chr 9,31 12 53 14064/269 P

19 2 Chr 9,13-31 269 1105 0x 269 §113 is sealed by 1105 (65x17) letters.

49 B. 8,1-9,31 777 3121 10x 777

737 1Chr 10 - 2Chr 9 10140(390x26) 41826 231x 10140 Parts II-IV sealed by 10140 (390x26) words.

Part V 2 Chr 10,1-21,3 From Rehoboam to Jehoshaphat

A. 10,1-12,16 The secession of the north §114 10,1-11 The fatal choice of Rehoboam 1145 2 Chr 10,1 10 37 14074

1146 2 Chr 10,2 15 61 14089

1147 2 Chr 10,3 11+ 48 14100 10,3-4 The advice given to Rehoboam

1148 2 Chr 10,4 15/26 60 14115 by Jeroboam and Israel: 26 words.

1149 2 Chr 10,5 9 35 14124 S

1150 2 Chr 10,6 21 82 14145

1151 2 Chr 10,7 18 74 14163 1152 2 Chr 10,8 14 58 14177

1153 2 Chr 10,9 21 73 14198

1154 2 Chr 10,10 28 106 14226

1155 2 Chr 10,11 16 63 14242/178 S


§115 10,12-11,4 The secession of the north

1156 2 Chr 10,12 16 62 14258 1157 2 Chr 10,13 9 37 14267

1158 2 Chr 10,14 17 73 14284

1159 2 Chr 10,15 24 84 239 14308 10,14 Rehoboam repeats the advice

1160 2 Chr 10,16 31 112 14339 S given by the young men: 17 words.

1161 2 Chr 10,17 8 39 14347

1162 2 Chr 10,18 21 87 14368 S

1163 2 Chr 10,19 7 28 14375 S 1164 2 Chr 11,1 21 92 14396 P

1165 2 Chr 11,2 8 32 240 14404

1166 2 Chr 11,3 13 50 14417

1167 2 Chr 11,4 25 91 241-242 14442/200 P

12 2 Chr 10,12-11,4 200 787 4x 200

§116 11,5-12,1 The evil reign of Rehoboam

1168 2 Chr 11,5 7 35 14449 1169 2 Chr 11,6 8 26 14457

1170 2 Chr 11,7 7 23 14464

1171 2 Chr 11,8 6 18 14470


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1172 2 Chr 11,9 6 23 14476

1173 2 Chr 11,10 11 47 14487

1174 2 Chr 11,11 10 44 14497

1175 2 Chr 11,12 12 52 14509 S

1176 2 Chr 11,13 9+ 42 14518

1177 2 Chr 11,14 15+ 72 243 14533 1178 2 Chr 11,15 8+ 38 14541

1179 2 Chr 11,16 18 80 244-245 14559 11,13-17 Israelite priests and Levites

1180 2 Chr 11,17 18/68 (4x17) 74 14577 resorted to Rehoboam and strength-

1181 2 Chr 11,18 15 52 14592 ened the kingdom of Judah: 68 words.

1182 2 Chr 11,19 9 30 14601

1183 2 Chr 11,20 16 56 14617

1184 2 Chr 11,21 22 98 14639 1185 2 Chr 11,22 11 45 14650

1186 2 Chr 11,23 18 75 14668

1187 2 Chr 12,1 12 50 246 14680/238 P

18 2 Chr 11,5-12,1 238 (14x17) 980 4x 238 (14x17) Shaped and sealed by 238 words.

§117 12,2-8 Shishak’s onslaught on Judah

1188 2 Chr 12,2 14 58 247 14694

1189 2 Chr 12,3 16 39 69 14710 The passage has a sevenfold structure 1190 2 Chr 12,4 9 37 14719 S with the prophet Shemaiah’s message

1191 2 Chr 12,5 27 103 248 14746 at the mathematical centre: 39+27+39.

1192 2 Chr 12,6 7 33 249 14753 The divine message is surrounded by

1193 2 Chr 12,7 23 39 93 250-251 14776 39+39=78 (3x26) words, which signify

1194 2 Chr 12,8 9 43 14785/105 S the presence of YHWH.

7 2 Chr 12,2-8 105 436 5x 105

1195 2 Chr 12,9 25 89 252 14810 §118 12,9-16 The end of Rehoboam’s reign

1196 2 Chr 12,10 15 61 14825 1197 2 Chr 12,11 13 50 253 14838

1198 2 Chr 12,12 13 54 254 14851 S

1199 2 Chr 12,13 32 128 255 14883

1200 2 Chr 12,14 9 29 256 14892 S

1201 2 Chr 12,15 18 91 14910

1202 2 Chr 12,16 11 47 14921/136 P

8 2 Chr 12,9-16 136 (8x17) 549 5x 136 (8x17) Shaped and sealed by 136 words. 58 A. 10,1-12,16 857 3449 18x 857

B. 13,1-16,14 The reign of Abijah and Asa §119 13,1-20 Abijah and Jeroboam at war

1203 2 Chr 13,1 9+ 38 14930 1204 2 Chr 13,2 17/26 70 14947

1205a 2 Chr 13,3a 12 49 14959 S

1205b 2 Chr 13,3b 11 44 14970 S

1206 2 Chr 13,4 13 54 14983

1207 2 Chr 13,5 17 65 257 15000 S

1208 2 Chr 13,6 11 39 15011

1209 2 Chr 13,7 19 79 15030 1210 2 Chr 13,8 21 170 83 258 15051 13,4-12 King Abijah’s speech: 170 w.

1211 2 Chr 13,9 27 100 259 15078 S

1212 2 Chr 13,10 12 61 260-261 15090

1213 2 Chr 13,11 30 132 262-263 15120

1214 2 Chr 13,12 20 88 264 15140

1215 2 Chr 13,13 11 54 15151

1216 2 Chr 13,14 12 64 265 15163 1217 2 Chr 13,15 16 70 15179 13,13-20 Jeroboam was defeated and

1218 2 Chr 13,16 8 104 (4x26) 37 15187 ultimately died: 104 (4x26) words.

1219 2 Chr 13,17 14 54 15201

1220 2 Chr 13,18 14 59 266 15215

1221 2 Chr 13,19 19 77 15234

1222 2 Chr 13,20 10 39 267 15244/323 P



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§120 13,21-23 Abijah’s regnal data

1223 2 Chr 13,21 14 59 15258 S

1224 2 Chr 13,22 9 43 15267

1225 2 Chr 13,23 17 69 15284/40 P 13,23 Asa succeeded Abijah: 17 words.

3 2 Chr 13,21-23 40 171 0x 40

§121 14,1-6 King Asa did what was right 1226 2 Chr 14,1 7 30 268 15291

1227 2 Chr 14,2 11 48 15302

1228 2 Chr 14,3 10 50 269 15312

1229 2 Chr 14,4 11 47 15323 14,4-6 King Asa’s reforms: 52 words.

1230 2 Chr 14,5 16 52 (2x26 61 270 15339

1231 2 Chr 14,6 25 116 271 15364/80 P

6 2 Chr 14,1-6 80 352 4x 80 §122 14,7-10 The defeat of the Ethiopians

1232a 2 Chr 14,7a 10 37 15374 S

1232b 2 Chr 14,7b 12 50 15386

1233 2 Chr 14,8 13 53 15399

1234 2 Chr 14,9 8 36 15407

1235 2 Chr 14,10 32 121 272-275 15439/75 S

4 2 Chr 14,7-10 75 297 4x 75 §123 14,11-14 Victory followed by plunder

1236 2 Chr 14,11 10 44 276 15449

1237 2 Chr 14,12 22 86 277 15471 14,12-14 The persuit of the Ethiopians

1238 2 Chr 14,13 20 52 (2x26) 68 278 15491 and the ensuing plunder: 52 words.

1239 2 Chr 14,14 10 42 15501/62 S

4 2 Chr 14,11-14 62 240 3x 62

§124 15,1-7 Azariah encouraged King Asa

1240 2 Chr 15,1 7 29 15508 1241 2 Chr 15,2 22 92 279 15530 S

1242 2 Chr 15,3 11 44 15541

1243 2 Chr 15,4 10 39 280 15551

1244 2 Chr 15,5 13 51 15564

1245 2 Chr 15,6 10 37 15574

1246 2 Chr 15,7 9 34 15583/82 S

7 2 Chr 15,1-7 82 326 2x 82 §125 15,8-19 King Asa’s religious reforms

1247 2 Chr 15,8 28 119 281-282 15611

1248 2 Chr 15,9 20 86 283 15631 P

1249 2 Chr 15,10 9 42 15640

1250 2 Chr 15,11 13 53 284 15653

1251 2 Chr 15,12 11 47 285 15664

1252 2 Chr 15,13 15 54 286 15679 1253 2 Chr 15,14 7 42 287 15686

1254 2 Chr 15,15 18 73 288 15704

1255 2 Chr 15,16 19 78 15723

1256 2 Chr 15,17 11 37 15734

1257 2 Chr 15,18 10 41 15744

1258 2 Chr 15,19 9 35 15753/170 S

12 2 Chr 15,8-19 170 707 8x 170 Shaped and sealed by 170 words. §126 16,1-6 King Asa’s treaty with Aram

1259 2 Chr 16,1 21 79 15774

1260 2 Chr 16,2 18 68 289 15792

1261 2 Chr 16,3 21 78 15813

1262 2 Chr 16,4 28 93 15841

1263 2 Chr 16,5 10 41 15851 S

1264 2 Chr 16,6 21 72 15872/119 S 6 2 Chr 16,1-6 119 (7x17) 431 1x 119 (7x17) Shaped and sealed by 119 words.

§127 16,7-14 King Asa warned by Hanani

1265 2 Chr 16,7 27 94 290 15899

1266 2 Chr 16,8 15 66 291 15914


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1267 2 Chr 16,9 19 70 292 15933

1268 2 Chr 16,10 18 63 15951

1269 2 Chr 16,11 12 60 15963

1270 2 Chr 16,12 18 73 293 15981

1271 2 Chr 16,13 9 38 15990

1272 2 Chr 16,14 22 98 16012/140 P 8 2 Chr 16,7-14 140 562 4x 140

70 B. 13,1-16,14 1091 4442 37x 1091 King Asa’s reign sealed by 728 words

47 14,1-16,14 728 (28x26) 2915 26x 728 (28x26) and 26 instances of the name YHWH.

C. 17,1-21,3 The reign of Jehoshaphat §128 17,1-11 Jehoshaphat’s prosperity

1273 2 Chr 17,1 7 32 16019

1274 2 Chr 17,2 16 66 16035

1275 2 Chr 17,3 13 53 294 16048

1276 2 Chr 17,4 9 38 16057

1277 2 Chr 17,5 15+ 60 295 16072 17,5-6 Judah brought tribute to King

1278 2 Chr 17,6 11/26 47 296 16083 P Jehoshaphat, and he suppressed the 1279 2 Chr 17,7 14 70 16097 shrines and sacred poles in Judah: 26.

1280 2 Chr 17,8 17 103 16114

1281 2 Chr 17,9 12 53 297 16126

1282 2 Chr 17,10 14 57 298 16140

1283 2 Chr 17,11 22 99 16162/150 P

11 2 Chr 17,1-11 150 678 5x 150

§129 17,12-19 The king’s military potential 1284 2 Chr 17,12 11 51 16173

1285 2 Chr 17,13 11 48 16184

1286 2 Chr 17,14 15 63 16199 S

1287 2 Chr 17,15 8 34 16207 S

1288 2 Chr 17,16 12 47 299 16219 S

1289 2 Chr 17,17 11 43 16230 S

1290 2 Chr 17,18 9 37 16239 S 1291 2 Chr 17,19 12 47 16251/89 P

8 2 Chr 17,12-19 89 370 1x 89

§130 18,1-22 The planned joint offensive

1292 2 Chr 18,1 7 33 16258

1293 2 Chr 18,2 20 76 16278

1294 2 Chr 18,3 20 81 16298

1295 2 Chr 18,4 11+ 39 300 16309 1296 2 Chr 18,5 23/34 (2x17) 92 16332 18,4-5 Advised by Jehoshaphat, the

1297 2 Chr 18,6 9 39 301 16341 king of Israel decided to consult the

1298 2 Chr 18,7 33 126 302 16374 prophets: 34 words.

1299 2 Chr 18,8 11 41 16385

1300 2 Chr 18,9 20 94 16405

1301 2 Chr 18,10 17 61 303 16422 18,10 Zedekiah’s counter prophecy: 17.

1302 2 Chr 18,11 13 50 304 16435 1303 2 Chr 18,12 23+ 86 16458 18,12-13 The prophet Micah proved his

1304 2 Chr 18,13 11/34 (2x17) 39 305 16469 integrity and obedience to God: 34 w.

1305 2 Chr 18,14 19 78 16488

1306 2 Chr 18,15 16 56 306 16504

1307 2 Chr 18,16 22 86 307 16526

1308 2 Chr 18,17 15 53 16541 S

1309 2 Chr 18,18 18 130 (5x26) 69 308-309 16559 18,15-22 The king urged Micah to tell 1310 2 Chr 18,19 19 68 310 16578 the truth: his prophecy of doom: 130.

1311 2 Chr 18,20 12 50 311-312 16590

1312 2 Chr 18,21 15 56 16605

1313 2 Chr 18,22 13 47 313-314 16618/367 S

22 2 Chr 18,1-22 367 1420 15x 367


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§131 18,23-27 Clash between two prophets

1314 2 Chr 18,23 19 68 315 16637

1315 2 Chr 18,24 11 44 16648

1316 2 Chr 18,25 15 56 16663

1317 2 Chr 18,26 16 59 16679

1318 2 Chr 18,27 14 52 316 16693/75 P 18,1-27 §130-31: 367+75=442 (17x26). 5 2 Chr 18,23-27 75 279 2x 75

§132 18,28-19,4a The failed offensive

1319 2 Chr 18,28 9 36 16702

1320 2 Chr 18,29 16 73 16718

1321 2 Chr 18,30 21 66 16739

1322 2 Chr 18,31 21 92 317 16760

1323 2 Chr 18,32 11 42 16771 1324 2 Chr 18,33 21 85 16792

1325 2 Chr 18,34 17 67 16809 18,34 The death of Ahab: 17 words.

1326 2 Chr 19,1 8 36 16817

1327 2 Chr 19,2 21 85 318-319 16838

1328 2 Chr 19,3 14 60 16852

1329a 2 Chr 19,4a 3 17 16855/162 S

10½ 2 Chr 18,28-19,4a 162 659 3x 162 §133 19,4b-11 Jehoshaphat’s reforms

1329b 2 Chr 19,4b 13 50 320 16868

1330 2 Chr 19,5 9 39 16877

1331 2 Chr 19,6 16 58 321 16893

1332 2 Chr 19,7 17 63 322-323 16910

1333 2 Chr 19,8 15 77 324 16925

1334 2 Chr 19,9 10 43 325 16935

1335 2 Chr 19,10 30 127 326 16965 19,11 Special attention paid to the con- 1336 2 Chr 19,11 26 110 327-328 16991/136 P cluding words of the king: 26 words.

7½ 2 Chr 19,4b-11 136 (8x17) 567 9x 136 (8x17) Shaped and sealed by 136 words.

§134 20,1-13 War imminent: Judah prayed

1337 2 Chr 20,1 12 55 17003

1338 2 Chr 20,2 17 67 17020 20,2 A rumour of war: 17 words.

1339 2 Chr 20,3 12 47 329 17032 1340 2 Chr 20,4 12 46 330-331 17044

1341 2 Chr 20,5 10 48 332 17054

1342 2 Chr 20,6 20 86 333 17074

1343 2 Chr 20,7 16 67 17090

1344 2 Chr 20,8 8 28 17098

1345 2 Chr 20,9 22 89 17120

1346 2 Chr 20,10 21 82 17141 1347 2 Chr 20,11 9 42 17150

1348 2 Chr 20,12 22 77 17172

1349 2 Chr 20,13 9 37 334 17181/190 P

13 2 Chr 20,1-13 190 771 6x 190

§135 20,14-30 Jahaziel’s prophecy: victory

1350 2 Chr 20,14 19 70 335 17200

1351 2 Chr 20,15 27 105 336 17227 1352 2 Chr 20,16 14 56 17241

1353 2 Chr 20,17 22 130 (5x26) 90 337-338 17263 20,14-20 The prophecy of Jahaziel and

1354 2 Chr 20,18 13 61 339-340 17276 the king’s encouragement: 130 words.

1355 2 Chr 20,19 15 64 341 17291

1356 2 Chr 20,20 20 110 342 17311

1357 2 Chr 20,21 18+ 80 343-344 17329

1358 2 Chr 20,22 16+ 67 345 17345 20,21-30 The singers went before the 1359 2 Chr 20,23 17+ 78 17362 army praising God; he delivered Judah

1360 2 Chr 20,24 14+ 59 17376 from its enemies: 156 words.

1361 2 Chr 20,25 26+ 103 17402

1362 2 Chr 20,26 21+ 71 346 17423


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1363 2 Chr 20,27 15+ 69 347 17438

1364 2 Chr 20,28 8+ 41 348 17446

1365 2 Chr 20,29 14+ 55 349 17460

1366 2 Chr 20,30 7/156 (6x26) 32 17467/286 P The paragraph is sealed by 17 verses.


§136 20,31-21,3 End of Jehoshaphat’s reign 1367 2 Chr 20,31 19 77 17486

1368 2 Chr 20,32 11 42 350 17497

1369 2 Chr 20,33 11 41 17508

1370 2 Chr 20,34 17 102 (6x17) 74 17525 20,31-37 The king’s regnal data: 102 w.

1371 2 Chr 20,35 12 54 17537

1372 2 Chr 20,36 10 48 17547

1373 2 Chr 20,37 22 94 351 17569 1374 2 Chr 21,1 13 56 17582

1375 2 Chr 21,2 16 76 17598

1376 2 Chr 21,3 19 82 17617/150 P

10 2 Chr 20,31-21,3 150 644 2x 150

104 C. 17,1-21,3 1605 6599 58x 1605 17,1-21,3 sealed by 104 (4x26) verses.

232 2 Chr 10,1-21,3 3553 (209x17) 14490 113x 3553 2 Chr 10,1-21,3 sealed by 3553 words.

Part VI 2Chr 21,4-28,27 From Jehoram to Achaz

A. 21,4-26,2 Jehoram, Athaliah, Joash, Amaziah §137 21,4-11 The evil reign of Jehoram

1377 2 Chr 21,4 14 55 17631

1378 2 Chr 21,5 10 45 17641

1379 2 Chr 21,6 18 64 352 17659

1380 2 Chr 21,7 20 74 353 17679

1381 2 Chr 21,8 9 38 17688

1382 2 Chr 21,9 18 64 17706 1383 2 Chr 21,10 21+ 73 354 17727 21,10-11 Edom and Libnah revolted:

1384 2 Chr 21,11 13/34 (2x17) 48 17740/123 P 34 words.

8 2 Chr 21,4-11 123 461 3x 123

§138 21,12-22,1 Jehoram’s death foretold

1385 2 Chr 21,12 23 92 355 17763

1386 2 Chr 21,13 21 84 17784

1387 2 Chr 21,14 10 44 356 17794 1388 2 Chr 21,15 13 49 17807

1389 2 Chr 21,16 12+ 46 357 17819 21,16-17 The attack by the Philistines

1390 2 Chr 21,17 22/34 (2x17) 85 17841 and Arabs: 34 words.

1391 2 Chr 21,18 9 35 358 17850

1392 2 Chr 21,19 22 87 17872

1393 2 Chr 21,20 18 81 17890

1394 2 Chr 22,1 22 97 17912/172 P 10 2 Chr 21,12-22,1 172 700 4x 172

§139 22,2-12 Ahaziah died; Athaliah ruled

1395 2 Chr 22,2 15 62 17927

1396 2 Chr 22,3 11 41 17938

1397 2 Chr 22,4 16 59 359 17954

1398 2 Chr 22,5 21 77 17975

1399 2 Chr 22,6 28 112 18003

1400 2 Chr 22,7 22 85 360 18025 1401 2 Chr 22,8 16 69 18041

1402 2 Chr 22,9 29 122 361 18070 22,7-12 Ahaziah was killed and Athaliah

1403 2 Chr 22,10 15 130 (5x26) 57 18085 slayed the whole royal family except

1404 2 Chr 22,11 37 160 18122 Ahaziah’s son, Joash, who was saved:

1405 2 Chr 22,12 11 44 18133/221 P 130 words.



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§140 23,1-15 The overthrow of Athaliah

1406 2 Chr 23,1 27 118 18160

1407 2 Chr 23,2 14 64 18174

1408 2 Chr 23,3 20 72 362 18194

1409 2 Chr 23,4 12 51 18206

1410 2 Chr 23,5 11 50 363 18217 1411 2 Chr 23,6 19 72 364-365 18236

1412 2 Chr 23,7 17 67 18253 23,7 Armed Levites were to surround

1413 2 Chr 23,8 25 96 18278 and protect King Joash: 17 words.

1414 2 Chr 23,9 17 73 18295 23,9 The priest Jehoiada provided the

1415 2 Chr 23,10 19 74 18314 captains with spears and shields: 17 w.

1416 2 Chr 23,11 18 79 18332 S

1417 2 Chr 23,12 14 55 366 18346 1418 2 Chr 23,13 29 130 18375 S

1419 2 Chr 23,14 25 103 367 18400

1420 2 Chr 23,15 12 48 18412/279 P

15 2 Chr 23,1-15 279 1152 6x 279

§141 23,16-21 Joash made king; reforms

1421 2 Chr 23,16 12 49 368 18424

1422 2 Chr 23,17 18 73 18442 1423 2 Chr 23,18 25 100 369-371 18467

1424 2 Chr 23,19 11 40 372 18478

1425 2 Chr 23,20 30 51 (3x17) 116 373 18508 23,19-21 Jehoiada organized the new

1426 2 Chr 23,21 10 41 18518/106 S king’s crowning: 51 words.

6 2 Chr 23,16-21 106 419 6x 106

§142 24,1-14 Restoration of the temple

1427 2 Chr 24,1 14 54 18532

1428 2 Chr 24,2 9 36 374 18541 1429 2 Chr 24,3 8 34 18549

1430 2 Chr 24,4 10 34 375 18559

1431 2 Chr 24,5 26 105 18585 24,5 King Joash ordered the Levites to

1432 2 Chr 24,6 23 99 376 18608 gather money to repair the temple, but

1433 2 Chr 24,7 15 58 377 18623 they did not act quickly: 26 words.

1434 2 Chr 24,8 10 42 378 18633

1435 2 Chr 24,9 13 60 379 18646 1436 2 Chr 24,10 10 43 18656

1437 2 Chr 24,11 34 130 18690 24,11 The way the money was

1438 2 Chr 24,12 24 102 380-382 18714 collected day after day: 34 words.

1439 2 Chr 24,13 14 66 18728

1440 2 Chr 24,14 28 119 383-384 18756/238 P


§143 24,15-22 King Joash became apostate 1441 2 Chr 24,15 10 43 18766

1442 2 Chr 24,16 12 52 18778 S

1443 2 Chr 24,17 12 50 18790

1444 2 Chr 24,18 18 79 385 18808

1445 2 Chr 24,19 10 42 386 18818 S

1446 2 Chr 24,20 30 114 387-388 18848

1447 2 Chr 24,21 9 40 389 18857 1448 2 Chr 24,22 18 68 390 18875/119 P


§144 24,23-27 Judgment on Joash: his death

1449 2 Chr 24,23 22 86 18897

1450 2 Chr 24,24 22 80 391-392 18919

1451 2 Chr 24,25 25 114 1894 S

1452 2 Chr 24,26 11 53 18955 1453 2 Chr 24,27 17 73 18972/97 P 24,27 Regnal data of king Joash: 17 w.

5 2 Chr 24,23-27 97 406 2x 97


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§145 25,1-16 Amaziah – good and bad

1454 2 Chr 25,1 15 66 18987

1455 2 Chr 25,2 8 28 393 18995

1456 2 Chr 25,3 12 49 19007

1457 2 Chr 25,4 27 97 394 19034 P

1458 2 Chr 25,5 29 127 19063 1459 2 Chr 25,6 9 34 19072

1460 2 Chr 25,7 19 66 395 19091

1461 2 Chr 25,8 17 65 19108 25,8 “God will overthrow you!” 17 w.

1462 2 Chr 25,9 21 87 396 19129

1463 2 Chr 25,10 17 78 19146 P 25,10 King Amaziah sent the troops

1464 2 Chr 25,11 14 54 19160 home against their will: 17 words.

1465 2 Chr 25,12 14 65 19174 S 1466 2 Chr 25,13 22 94 19196 S

1467 2 Chr 25,14 19 83 19215

1468 2 Chr 25,15 20 72 397 19235

1469 2 Chr 25,16 26 105 19261/289 P 25,16 Prophet against king: 26 words.


§146 25,17-24 Contact between two kings

1470 2 Chr 25,17 17 67 19278 25,17 Amaziah issued a challenge to 1471 2 Chr 25,18 31 120 19309 Joash, the king of Israel: 17 words.

1472 2 Chr 25,19 18 71 19327

1473 2 Chr 25,20 14 50 19341

1474 2 Chr 25,21 14 60 19355

1475 2 Chr 25,22 7 33 19362

1476 2 Chr 25,23 27 112 19389

1477 2 Chr 25,24 21 85 19410/149 P

8 2 Chr 25,17-24 149 598 (23x26) 0x 149 Paragraph 147 is sealed by 598 letters. §147 25,25-26,2 Regnal data of Amaziah

1478 2 Chr 25,25 16 61 19426

1479 2 Chr 25,26 13 62 19439

1480 2 Chr 25,27 17+ 78 398 19456 25,27 Amaziah killed and buried: 26 w.

1481 2 Chr 25,28 9/26 39 19465

1482 2 Chr 26,1 16 59 19481

1483 2 Chr 26,2 11 43 19492/82 P 6 2 Chr 25,25-26,2 82 342 1x 82

107 A. 21,4-26,2 1875 7606 47x 1875

B. 26,3-28,27 The reign of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz §148 26,3-10 King Uzziah’s reign

1484 2 Chr 26,3 16 65 19508

1485 2 Chr 26,4 9 36 399 19517

1486 2 Chr 26,5 14 65 400 19531 S

1487 2 Chr 26,6 17 75 19548 26,6 Uzziah made war against the Phili-

1488 2 Chr 26,7 10 52 19558 stines and built cities: 17 words.

1489 2 Chr 26,8 13+ 54 19571 26,8-9 He subdued the Ammonites and 1490 2 Chr 26,9 13/26 56 19584 built towers in Jerusalem: 26 words.

1491 2 Chr 26,10 21 88 19605/113 S

8 2 Chr 26,3-10 113 491 2x 113

§149 26,11-23 Activities, disease, and death

1492 2 Chr 26,11 20 87 19625

1493 2 Chr 26,12 9 36 19634

1494 2 Chr 26,13 19 70 19653 1495 2 Chr 26,14 12 61 19665

1496 2 Chr 26,15 24 104 19689

1497 2 Chr 26,16 16 67 401-402 19705

1498 2 Chr 26,17 10 45 403 19715

1499 2 Chr 26,18 27 108 404-405 19742

1500 2 Chr 26,19 18 86 406 19760

1501 2 Chr 26,20 20 81 407 19780

1502 2 Chr 26,21 24 86 408 19804


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1503 2 Chr 26,22 10 48 19814

1504 2 Chr 26,23 20 83 19834/229 P


§150 27,1-9 The reign of King Jotham

1505 2 Chr 27,1 16 60 19850

1506 2 Chr 27,2 18 65 409-410 19868 1507 2 Chr 27,3 11 40 411 19879

1508 2 Chr 27,4 8 40 19887

1509a 2 Chr 27,5a 29 112 19916 S

1509b 2 Chr 27,5b 3 17 19919

1510 2 Chr 27,6 8 34 412 19927

1511 2 Chr 27,7 13 57 19940

1512 2 Chr 27,8 11 42 19951 1513 2 Chr 27,9 12 49 19963/129 P

9 2 Chr 27,1-9 129 516 4x 129

§151 28,1-8 King Ahaz’s apostasy

1514 2 Chr 28,1 17 66 413 19980

1515 2 Chr 28,2 8 51 (3x17) 35 19988 28,1-4 Ahaz’s evil acts: 51 words.

1516 2 Chr 28,3 17 66 414 20005

1517 2 Chr 28,4 9 36 20014 1518 2 Chr 28,5 23 89 415 20037 S

1519 2 Chr 28,6 18 70 416 20055

1520 2 Chr 28,7 16+ 65 20071 S 28,7-8 A raid from Ephraim: 34 words.

1521 2 Chr 28,8 18/34 (2x17) 73 20089/126 S

8 2 Chr 28,1-8 126 500 4x 126

17 2 Chr 27,1-28,8 255 (15x17) 1016 8x 255 (15x17) §150-151 sealed by 255 words.

§152 28,9-15 The prophet Oded intervened

1522 2 Chr 28,9 28 111 417-418 20117 1523 2 Chr 28,10 17 75 419 20134 28,9-13 The action of the prophet

1524 2 Chr 28,11 12 104 (4x26) 52 420 20146 S Oded: 104 words.

1525 2 Chr 28,12 21 88 20167

1526 2 Chr 28,13 26 100 421 20193 S 28,13 Oded forbade them to bring the

1527 2 Chr 28,14 10 40 20203 Judean captives into Israel: 26 words.

1528 2 Chr 28,15 29 149 20232/143 P

7 2 Chr 28,9-15 143 615 5x 143 §153 28,16-27 Ahaz’s troubles and apostasy

1529 2 Chr 28,16 10+ 33 20242

1530 2 Chr 28,17 7/17 31 20249 28,16-18 Ahaz sent to Assyria for help

1531 2 Chr 28,18 26 112 20275 against the Edomites and Philistines

1532 2 Chr 28,19 15 60 422-423 20290 who invaded Judah: 17+26 words.

1533 2 Chr 28,20 10+ 38 20300 28,20-21 Despite Ahaz’s attempt to

1534 2 Chr 28,21 16/26 55 424 20316 bribe the Assyrians, they did not help 1535 2 Chr 28,22 9 34 425 20325 but attacked him: 26 words.

1536 2 Chr 28,23 22 91 20347

1537 2 Chr 28,24 22 85 426 20369

1538 2 Chr 28,25 14 59 427 20383

1539 2 Chr 28,26 13 62 20396

1540 2 Chr 28,27 17 77 20413/181 P 28,27 Ahaz’s death and burial: 17 w.

12 2 Chr 28,16-27 181 737 6x 181 107 B. 26,3-28,27 921 3821 29x 921

Part VII 2Chr 29,1-36,23 Judah’s Final Kings and the end

A. 29,1-31,1 King Hezekiah the reformer §154 29,1-11 Hezekiah started reforms

1541 2 Chr 29,1 16 65 20429

1542 2 Chr 29,2 9 34 428 20438

1543 2 Chr 29,3 12+ 52 429 20450 29,3-11 The king opened the doors of 1544 2 Chr 29,4 8+ 36 20458 the temple, repaired them, and urged

1545 2 Chr 29,5 17+ 71 430 20475 the Levites to sanctify themselves and

1546 2 Chr 29,6 15+ 68 431-432 20490 clean the temple: 119 (7x17) words.


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1547 2 Chr 29,7 16+ 65 20506

1548 2 Chr 29,8 14+ 63 433 20520

1549 2 Chr 29,9 10+ 48 20530

1550 2 Chr 29,10 12+ 47 434 20542

1551 2 Chr 29,11 15/119 (3x17) 59 435 20557/144 S 144 words as in the next paragraph.

11 2 Chr 28,1-11 144 608 8x 144 §155 29,12-19 The response of the Levites

1552 2 Chr 29,12 28 104 20585

1553 2 Chr 29,13 10 44 20595 S

1554a 2 Chr 29,14a 5 20 20600 S

1554b 2 Chr 29,14b 5 23 20605

1555 2 Chr 29,15 12 54 436-437 20617

1556 2 Chr 29,16 23 101 438-440 20640 1557 2 Chr 29,17 23 98 441-442 20663 S

1558 2 Chr 29,18 23 87 443 20686

1559 2 Chr 29,19 15 64 444 20701/144 S 144 as in the previous paragraph.

8 2 Chr 29,12-19 144 595 (35x17) 9 144 Paragraph 156 is sealed by 595 letters.

§156 29,20-30 Offerings for the dedication

1560 2 Chr 29,20 10 41 445 20711

1561 2 Chr 29,21 25 112 446 20736 1562 2 Chr 29,22 18 92 20754

1563 2 Chr 29,23 10 47 20764

1564 2 Chr 29,24 17 136 (8x17) 71 20781 29,20-28 The temple was sanctified by

1565 2 Chr 29,25 21 90 447-448 20802 S offerings accompanied by music: 136.

1566 2 Chr 29,26 6 33 20808 S

1567 2 Chr 29,27 18 78 449 20826

1568 2 Chr 29,28 11 53 20837

1569 2 Chr 29,29 8 40 20845 1570 2 Chr 29,30 16 78 450 20861/160 P

11 2 Chr 29,20-30 160 735 6x 160

§157 29,31-36 Acts of worship by the public

1571 2 Chr 29,31 21 95 451-452 20882

1572 2 Chr 29,32 16 64 453 20898

1573 2 Chr 29,33 7 29 20905

1574 2 Chr 29,34 25 108 20930 1575 2 Chr 29,35 11 48 454 20941

1576 2 Chr 29,36 12 48 20953/92 P

6 2 Chr 29,31-36 92 392 4x 92

§158 30,1-9 A great Passover for all Israel

1577 2 Chr 30,1 21 91 455-456 20974

1578 2 Chr 30,2 10 45 20984

1579 2 Chr 30,3 15 58 20999 1580 2 Chr 30,4 7 30 21006

1581 2 Chr 30,5 22 87 457 21028

1582 2 Chr 30,6 29 125 458 21057

1583 2 Chr 30,7 14 65 459 21071

1584 2 Chr 30,8 21 86 460-461 21092

1585 2 Chr 30,9 24 100 462-463 21116/163 P

9 2 Chr 30,1-9 163 687 9x 163 §159 30,10-22 The celebration of Passover

1586 2 Chr 30,10 15 71 21131

1587 2 Chr 30,11 8 40 21139

1588 2 Chr 30,12 15 58 464 21154

1589 2 Chr 30,13 13+ 47 21167 30,13-14 Celebrating the Feast of Un-

1590 2 Chr 30,14 13/26 63 21180 leavened Bread in Jerusalem: 26 words.

1591 2 Chr 30,15 14 69 465 21194 1592 2 Chr 30,16 14 59 21208

1593 2 Chr 30,17 15 59 466 21223

1594 2 Chr 30,18 25 100 467 21248

1595 2 Chr 30,19 11 47 468 21259 S


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1596 2 Chr 30,20 7 28 469 21266 S

1597 2 Chr 30,21 21 96 470-471 21287 S

1598 2 Chr 30,22 22 102 472-473 21309/193 S

13 2 Chr 30,10-22 193 839 10x 193

§160 30,23-31,1 Feast for seven extra days

1599 2 Chr 30,23 11 47 21320 1600a 2 Chr 30,24a 11 44 21331 S

1600b 2 Chr 30,24b 11 50 21342

1601 2 Chr 30,25 16 81 21358

1602 2 Chr 30,26 14 57 21372 S

1603 2 Chr 30,27 13 61 21385 P

1604 2 Chr 31,1 32 147 21417/108 S

6 2 Chr 30,23-31,1 108 487 0x 108 64 A. 29,1-31,1 1004 4343 46x 1004

B. 31,2-32,33 King Hezekiah’s achievements §161 31,2-8 Hezekiah’s care for the priests

1605 2 Chr 31,2 21+ 104 474 21438 S 1606 2 Chr 31,3 15+ 74 475 21453

1607 2 Chr 31,4 12+ 56 476 21465 31,2-6 The reordering of the priests

1608 2 Chr 31,5 17+ 70 21482 and Levites and the contributions for

1609 2 Chr 31,6 20/85 (5x17) 94 477 21502 S their support: 85 words.

1610 2 Chr 31,7 8 38 21510 S

1611 2 Chr 31,8 12 54 478 21522/105 P

7 2 Chr 31,2-8 105 490 5x 105 §162 31,9-10 The outcome of the collection

1612 2 Chr 31,9 7 34 21529

1613 2 Chr 31,10 27 107 479-480 21556/34 S


§163 31,11-21 Storage and supervision

1614 2 Chr 31,11 7 36 481 21563

1615 2 Chr 31,12 13 68 21576 1616 2 Chr 31,13 22 121 21598

1617 2 Chr 31,14 14 62 482 21612

1618 2 Chr 31,15 16 81 21628

1619 2 Chr 31,16 17 84 483 21645

1620 2 Chr 31,17 12 68 21657

1621 2 Chr 31,18 12 56 21669

1622 2 Chr 31,19 21 88 21690 1623 2 Chr 31,20 12 54 484 21702

1624 2 Chr 31,21 15 67 21717/161 P

11 2 Chr 31,11-21 161 785 4x 161

§164 32,1-8 The invasion by the Assyrians

1625 2 Chr 32,1 17 75 21734

1626 2 Chr 32,2 9 40 21743

1627 2 Chr 32,3 12 53 21755 1628 2 Chr 32,4 20 79 21775

1629 2 Chr 32,5 21 88 21796

1630 2 Chr 32,6 15 56 21811

1631 2 Chr 32,7 18+ 65 21829 32,7-8 King Hezekiah encouraged his

1632 2 Chr 32,8 16/34 74 485 21845/128 P combat commanders: 34 words.

8 2 Chr 32,1-8 128 530 1x 128

§165 32,9-19 Threats of the Assyrians 1633 2 Chr 32,9 24 97 21869

1634 2 Chr 32,10 12 48 21881

1635 2 Chr 32,11 16 68 486 21897

1636 2 Chr 32,12 18 85 21915

1637 2 Chr 32,13 18 72 21933

1638 2 Chr 32,14 20 78 21953

1639 2 Chr 32,15 32 117 21985

1640 2 Chr 32,16 9 39 487 21994


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1641 2 Chr 32,17 24 97 488 22018 32,17-19 Sennacherib wrote letters to

1642 2 Chr 32,18 16 51 (3x17) 66 22034 insult YHWH; his troops initimidated

1643 2 Chr 32,19 11 43 22045/200 S the inhabitants : 51 words.

11 2 Chr 32,9-19 200 810 3x 200

§166 32,20-23 The deliverance from Assyria

1644 2 Chr 32,20 11 51 22056 P 1645 2 Chr 32,21 24 99 489 22080

1646 2 Chr 32,22 15 64 490 22095

1647 2 Chr 32,23 15 74 491 22110/65 S

4 2 Chr 32,20-23 65 288 3x 65

§167 32,24-33 The last days of Hezekiah

1648 2 Chr 32,24 14+ 53 492 22124

1649 2 Chr 32,25 14+ 56 22138 1650 2 Chr 32,26 14+ 61 493 22152

1651 2 Chr 32,27 18+ 81 22170

1652 2 Chr 32,28 11+ 56 22181 32,24-31 Hezekiah’s illness and his last

1653 2 Chr 32,29 14+ 46 22195 activities before his death: 119 words.

1654 2 Chr 32,30 17+ 78 22212

1655 2 Chr 32,31 17/119 (7x17) 72 22229

1656 2 Chr 32,32 16 72 22245 1657 2 Chr 32,33 21 92 22266/156 P


53 B. 31,2-32,33 849 3711 20x 849

117 A-B. 29,1-32,33 1853 (109x17) 8054 66x 1853 29,1-32,33 sealed by 1853 (109x17) w.

C. 33,1-25 The reign of Manasse and Amon §168 33,1-9 Manasseh’s idolatry

1658 2 Chr 33,1 11 45 22277

1659 2 Chr 33,2 12 52 494-495 22289

1660 2 Chr 33,3 19 82 22308 33,2-5 He built altars for other gods

1661 2 Chr 33,4 11 51 (3x17) 47 496-497 22319 and served the host of heaven: 51 w.

1662 2 Chr 33,5 9 37 498 22328 1663 2 Chr 33,6 20 81 499 22348

1664 2 Chr 33,7 28 106 22376

1665 2 Chr 33,8 25 102 22401

1666 2 Chr 33,9 16 64 500 22417/151 P

9 2 Chr 33,1-9 151 616 7x 151

§169 33,10-20 Manasseh’s sin and reforms 1667 2 Chr 33,10 8 30 501 22425

1668 2 Chr 33,11 17 76 502 22442 33,10-17 YHWH let the Assyrians take

1669 2 Chr 33,12 12 46 503 22454 Manasseh captive; his later reforms:

1670 2 Chr 33,13 15 119 (7x17) 70 504 22469 119 words.

1671 2 Chr 33,14 24 105 22493

1672 2 Chr 33,15 19 76 505-506 22512

1673 2 Chr 33,16 16 68 507-508 22528 1674 2 Chr 33,17 8 32 509 22536

1675 2 Chr 33,18 19 80 510 22555

1676 2 Chr 33,19 21 93 22576

1677 2 Chr 33,20 10 44 22586/169 P

11 2 Chr 33,10-20 169 720 10x 169

§170 33,21-25 The reign of King Amon

1678 2 Chr 33,21 10 43 22596 1679 2 Chr 33,22 17 69 511 22613 33,22 He practised idolatry: 17 words.

1680 2 Chr 33,23 12 46 512 22625

1681 2 Chr 33,24 5 27 22630

1682 2 Chr 33,25 16 59 22646/60 P

5 2 Chr 33,21-25 60 244 2x 60

25 C. 33,1-25 380 1580 19x 380


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D. 34,1-36,4 Josiah’s reforms and the law §171 34,1-7 The reforms of King Josiah

1683 2 Chr 34,1 10 45 22656 1684 2 Chr 34,2 12 49 513 22668

1685 2 Chr 34,3 24 111 22692

1686 2 Chr 34,4 21 102 22713

1687 2 Chr 34,5 10 45 22723

1688 2 Chr 34,6 9 41 22732

1689 2 Chr 34,7 16 71 22748/102 S

7 2 Chr 34,1-7 102 (6x17) 464 1x 102 (6x17) Shaped and sealed by 102 words. §172 34,8-17 Discovery of the law of Moses

1690 2 Chr 34,8 26 101 514 22774 34,8 Three men commissioned to re-

1691 2 Chr 34,9 27 118 22801 pair the temple: 26 words.

1692 2 Chr 34,10 19 80 515-516 22820

1693 2 Chr 34,11 15 73 22835

1694 2 Chr 34,12 23 104 22858

1695 2 Chr 34,13 12 65 22870 1696 2 Chr 34,14 15 58 517-518 22885 34,14-16 Hilkiah found the book and

1697 2 Chr 34,15 17 51 (3x17) 67 519 22902 told Shaphan, who brought it to the

1698 2 Chr 34,16 19 61 22921 king: 51 words.

1699 2 Chr 34,17 14 58 520 22935/187 []


§173 34,18-21 Josiah ordered an inquiry

1700 2 Chr 34,18 15 56 22950 1701 2 Chr 34,19 9 35 22959

1702 2 Chr 34,20 20 72 22979

1703 2 Chr 34,21 35 129 521-523 23014/79 P

4 2 Chr 34,18-21 79 292 3x 79

§174 34,22-28 The prophecy of Huldah

1704 2 Chr 34,22 22 94 23036 S

1705 2 Chr 34,23 13 47 524 23049 S 1706 2 Chr 34,24 22 80 525 23071

1707 2 Chr 34,25 17 76 23088 34,25 YHWH’s judgment on the sin of

1708a 2 Chr 34,26a 10 40 526 23098 S idolatry: 17 words.

1708b 2 Chr 34,26b 8+ 31 527 23106

1709 2 Chr 34,27 26/34 (2x17) 101 528 23132 34,26a-27 God took pity on Josiah: 34.

1710 2 Chr 34,28 25 98 23157/143 P

7 2 Chr 34,22-28 143 567 5x 143 §175 34,29-33 Reforms due to the book

1711 2 Chr 34,29 8+ 34 23165

1712 2 Chr 34,30 26/34 (2x17) 107 529-530 23191 34,30 The king called an assembly and

1713 2 Chr 34,31 29 120 531-532 23220 read the book in the hearing of all

1714 2 Chr 34,32 13 63 23233 Judeans: 34 words.

1715 2 Chr 34,33 27 110 533-534 23260/103 P

5 2 Chr 34,29-33 103 434 6x 103 §176 35,1-7 Preparations for the Passover

1716 2 Chr 35,1 11 54 535 23271

1717 2 Chr 35,2 8 39 536 23279

1718 2 Chr 35,3 31 121 537-538 23310

1719 2 Chr 35,4 11 56 23321 35,3-7 Josiah gave instructions to the

1720 2 Chr 35,5 12 85 (5x17) 50 23333 Levites concerning their service: 85 w.

1721 2 Chr 35,6 10 47 539 23343 P 1722 2 Chr 35,7 21 88 23364/104 S


§177 35,8-18 The celebration of Passover

1723 2 Chr 35,8 21 101 23385

1724 2 Chr 35,9 17 88 23402

1725 2 Chr 35,10 11 53 23413

1726 2 Chr 35,11 7 39 23420

1727 2 Chr 35,12 15 66 540 23435


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1728 2 Chr 35,13 13 64 23448

1729 2 Chr 35,14 19 86 23467

1730 2 Chr 35,15 25 106 23492

1731 2 Chr 35,16 16 68 541-542 23508

1732 2 Chr 35,17 13 51 23521

1733 2 Chr 35,18 25 111 23546/182 S 11 2 Chr 35-8-18 182 (7x26) 833 3x 182 (7x26) Shaped and sealed by 182 words.

§178 35,19-24 Josiah killed in battle

1734 2 Chr 35,19 8 36 23554

1735 2 Chr 35,20 19 75 23573

1736 2 Chr 35,21 27 85 (5x17) 101 23600 35,19-23 How Josiah got involved and

1737 2 Chr 35,22 20 75 23620 wounded in King Neco’s war: 85 words.

1738 2 Chr 35,23 11 53 23631 1739 2 Chr 35,24 22 108 23653/107 P

6 2 Chr 35,19-24 107 448 0x 107

§179 35,25-36,4 Laments for a pious king

1740 2 Chr 35,25 21 96 23674

1741 2 Chr 35,26 7+ 34 543 23681 35,26-27 Josiah’s regnal data: 17 w.

1742 2 Chr 35,27 10/17 50 23691

1743 2 Chr 36,1 11 49 23702 1744 2 Chr 36,2 10 45 23712

1745 2 Chr 36,3 12 49 23724

1746 2 Chr 36,4 20 86 23744/91 P

7 2 Chr 35,25-36,4 91 409 1x 91

64 D 34,1-36,4 1098 4687 31x 1098

E. 36,5-23 From Jehoiakim to the disaster §180 36,5-8 Regnal data of Jehoiakim

1747 2 Chr 36,5 16 68 544 23760

1748 2 Chr 36,6 9 34 (2x17) 46 23769 36,5-7 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakim

1749 2 Chr 36,7 9 44 545 23778 in fetters to Babylon: 34 words.

1750 2 Chr 36,8 19 87 23797/53 P 4 2 Chr 36,5-8 53 245 2x 53

§181 36,9-10 Regnal data of King Jehoiachin

1751 2 Chr 36,9 15 68 546 23812

1752 2 Chr 36,10 19 84 547 23831/34 P


§182 36,11-19 The reign of King Zedekiah

1753 2 Chr 36,11 11 46 23842 1754 2 Chr 36,12 12 50 548-549 23854

1755 2 Chr 36,13 18 74 550 23872

1756 2 Chr 36,14 18 72 551 23890

1757 2 Chr 36,15 15 61 552 23905

1758 2 Chr 36,16 16 75 553 23921

1759 2 Chr 36,17 20 80 23941 36,17-19 The king of the Chaldeans

1760 2 Chr 36,18 15 51 (3x17) 66 554 23956 slew many and brought the sacred and 1761 2 Chr 36,19 16 71 23972/141 S royal treasures to Babylon: 51 words.


§183 36,20-23 Exile and return as foretold

1762 2 Chr 36,20 14 53 23986 Rewrite of Ezr 1,1-3 linking Chronicles

1763 2 Chr 36,21 17 68 555 24003 P and Ezra-Nehemiah together.

1764 2 Chr 36,22 24 92 556-557 24027 S 36,21 Jeremiah’s prophecy fulfilled: 17.

1765 2 Chr 36,23 30 108 558-559 24057/85 P 4 2 Chr 36,20-23 85 (5x17) 321 5x 85 (5x17) 36,20-23 sealed by 85 words.

19 E. 36,5-23 313 1313 16x 313

822 2 Chronicles 1-36 13312 54920 384x 13312 2 Chronicles: 13312 (512x26) words.

1765 1-2 Chronicles 24057 99478 559x 99478 lett. 1-2 Chron. 24057 (2187x11) words.

Observation Note that the Book of Chronicles has altogether 24057 words, which is a multiple of the number of fulfilment, 11 (2187x11). 2 Chronicles has 13312 (512x26) words. See page 1 above. The name David appears 261x, with 187 (11x17) in 1 Chronicles. Solomon appears 109x, with 85 (5x17) in 2 Chronicles. The Ark is mentioned 52x (2x26).


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Divine addresses, human speeches and prayers

I thank Klaas Eikelenboom for having spared me the laborious task of ferreting out the information dealing with these items. From the lists he compiled I will mention only what stands out as numerically significant. This must suffice to demonstrate the painstaking care with which the texts in question have been composed and imbued with number symbolism.

For this particular subject matter, see M.A. Thorntveit, The Significance of the Royal Speeches and Prayers for the Structure and Theology of the Chronicler, Dissertation Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, 1982.

David’s address to the people about the building of the temple (1 Chr 28,2-10): 170 (10x17) words.

Huram’s two messages to Solomon in response (2 Chr 2,10 and 11-15): 7 + 95 = 102 (6x17) words.

King Abijah’s address to Jeroboam and all Israel (2 Chr 13,5-12): 9 intro + 161 address = 170 words.

Sennachereb’s letter to cast contempt on the God of Israel (2 Chr 32,17): 17 words.

David’s major prayer regarding the building of the temple (1 Chr 17,16-27): 170 (10x17) words.

David’s confession that he has sinned by having conducted a census (1 Chr 21,17): 26 words.

All (five) prayers of David, including their introductions (1 Chr 14,10; 17,16-27; 21,8; 21,17; 29,10-19):

9+177+20+30+154 = 390 (15x26) words.

Three divine addresses to David, with intros (1 Chr 22,8-10; 28,3; 28,6-7): 62+13+29=104 (4x26) words.

Another three divine addresses to David (2 Chr 6,4-6; 6,8-9; 6,16): 52+31+21=104 (4x26) words.

Three responses of Micaiah to Ahab, with intros (2 Chr 18,14.16.18-22): 5+22+77=104 (4x26) words.

The priest Zechariah’s challenge to the people through God’s spirit (2 Chr 24,20): 17 words.

Having completed my quantitative structural analysis of all the books of the Hebrew Bible – a project I worked on since 2001 – I want to thank Pieter van der Lugt for his co-operation regarding the Book of Psalms, the Book of Job, and some prophetic books.

To Klaas Eikelenboom I am deeply indebted for the privilege to work with the program he designed for my research. Through the years, from 2010 onwards, he has become an enthusiastic co-worker, whose keen observations and constructive remarks enriched my work. I also thank him for having checked, and corrected, when necessary, my texts.

Without the love and comradeship of my wife Lenie, who has read and checked everything I have published the past sixty-five years, this major project would never have been carried out in time.

Finally I want to thank my daughter Trudie, who has not only designed my website but also uploaded and administered my files through the years as Webmaster.

Haren, August 16, 2016.


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