Editing Books of Chronicles (section)

==Summary==
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 113.png|thumb|left|''Rehoboam and Jeroboam I'', 1860 woodcut by [[Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld]]]]
The Chronicles narrative begins with Adam, [[Seth]] and [[Enos (biblical figure)|Enosh]],<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|1:1|HE}}</ref> and the story is then carried forward, almost entirely through [[Genealogy|genealogical lists]], down to the founding of the [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|United Kingdom of Israel]] in the "introductory chapters", 1 Chronicles 1–9.<ref>Barnes, W. E. (1899), [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/1_chronicles/ Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges] on 1 Chronicles, accessed 29 January 2020</ref> The bulk of the remainder of 1 Chronicles, after a brief account of [[Saul]] in chapter 10, is concerned with the reign of [[David]].<ref>1 Chronicles 11–29</ref> The next long section concerns David's son [[Solomon]],<ref>2 Chronicles 1–9</ref> and the final part is concerned with the [[Kingdom of Judah]], with occasional references to the northern [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] (2 Chronicles 10–36). The final chapter covers briefly the reigns of the last four kings, until Judah is destroyed and the people taken into [[Babylonian captivity|exile in Babylon]]. In the two final verses, identical to the opening verses of the [[Book of Ezra]], the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] king [[Cyrus the Great]] conquers the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]], and authorises the restoration of the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] and the return of the exiles.{{sfn|Coggins|2003|p=282}}
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