1st and 2nd Chronicles

I did mostly skim 1st and 2nd Chronicles because these books re-tell much of the contents of the books of Samuel and Kings.  Nonetheless, it was a good review of the establishment of David's monarchy, the kingdom of Israel, its breakdown into north and south and finally its fall at the hands of first the Assyrians and then the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.

Baker's commentary repeatedly reminds that the Chronicler (as the author of these two books is identified, thought to be a Levite priest) is presenting a "special theological point of view" regarding the events in the books of Samuel and Kings.  He is giving a "theological history."  I admit that this point eluded me though I did note that David's kingship was an obvious theme, that David's faults are ignored by the Chronicler and that, for the Chronicler,  the history of Israel begins with David.