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In First Chronicles, chapter eleven, verse five, Zion was one of the hills on which Jerusalem stood: formerly, this hilltop was the site of a Jebusite fortress that David had captured, as in Second Samuel five, verses six through nine. The hill became sacred when David brought the ark of the covenant to Zion. Later, […]

In First Chronicles, chapter eleven, verse one, begins the story of David. Second Samuel, chapters two through five, tells more fully just how David became King over Judah and then all of Israel. Upon the death of Saul, Abner, while espousing the cause of Ishbo-sheth, the only surviving son of Saul, “made him king over”

In First Chronicles, chapter ten, verse thirteen, the former King of Israel, the sense is, wonder not that Saul fell by the hands of the Philistines, who were armed against him by his sin and by God’s vengeance for it. Saul went against God’s express, plain, and positive command, which is an aggravation of any

In First Chronicles, chapter ten, verse one, begins a historical summary of the past of Israel, starting with the monarchial era. The chapter states the reason for Saul’s rejection and the transfer of the kingdom to David, as in verses thirteen through fourteen. The remaining events deal with the history of David and the enduring

In First Chronicles, chapter nine, verse one, is concerned with the community of God’s people after their return from exile in Babylon, emphasizing their continuity with Israel before the exile. This verse gives the reason for their captivity. The rest of the chapter deals with the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims, who were temple servants,

In the First Chronicles, chapter six, verse thirty-two, worshipping God in a song is a form of ministry to Him, as in Ephesians five, verses eighteen through twenty, and something with which He is well pleased. Music is one way to express our love and affection, adoration, faith, hope, praise, and joy to God. The

In First Chronicles, chapter six, verse one, gives the descendants of Levi, the line of the high priests, down to the captivity and lists the Levitical cities. God had chosen the sons of Levi for spiritual service in the Tabernacle in Numbers three through four and the temple in First Chronicles twenty-three to twenty-six. The

In First Chronicles, chapter five, verses twenty-five through twenty-six, the emphasis of disobedience and sin bring judgment and calamity, whereas obedience and faithfulness bring peace and blessing. This spiritual principle, which is in the New Testament, should motivate us to fear the Lord and obey the leadership of the Holy Spirit. The captivity of the

In First Chronicles, chapter four, verse ten, the righteous example of Jabez stresses the truth that God blesses those who faithfully call upon Him. Jabez was “more honorable than his brethren” in verse nine. Jabez’s life and prayer demonstrate how God delights to bless those who call upon Him in faith and earnestly seek His

In First Chronicles, chapter one, verse one, the inclusion of genealogies in this book serves several purposes. All of First Chronicles reconnect the returned exiles with their ancestry and redemptive past, enabling them to recover a sense of their roots and heritage. The genealogies revealed how God chose and preserved a remnant for Himself from