Hiram’s cedar and craftsmen confirm David’s establishment “for the sake of His people.” Two raids in Rephaim are answered by two words of guidance, idols are burned, and a valley is renamed for God’s breakout. The chapter teaches dependence without presumption and holiness that guards joy.
David gathers Israel to bring back the ark, joy rises, and a threshing floor teaches holy fear. Obed-Edom’s blessed house proves that God’s presence is life when His way is honored.
From Ziklag’s exiles to Hebron’s feast, 1 Chronicles 12 shows how God gathers skill, Spirit, and unity to install David as king. Issachar’s wisdom, Gad’s courage, and joyful provision turn promise into practiced obedience.
From Ziklag’s exiles to Hebron’s feast, 1 Chronicles 12 shows how God gathers skill, Spirit, and unity to install David as king. Issachar’s wisdom, Gad’s courage, and joyful provision turn promise into practiced obedience.
At Hebron the elders covenant with David, and at Zion the fortress falls. 1 Chronicles 11 ties promise to place and courage to worship, showing how God’s presence made David grow strong and how a roster of brave men turned fields and walls into a foretaste of peace.
The Chronicler’s terse chapter records Saul’s last day and the reason behind it. See how judgment clears the field for David and how loyal lament and renewed inquiry set a pattern for a people who hope in God.
1 Chronicles 9 records how a people came home from judgment and rebuilt life with God at the center. See priests, Levites, gatekeepers, stewards, and musicians serving side by side so worship could flourish again.
1 Chronicles 8 traces Benjamin’s families from builders of Ono and Lod to the brave archers of Ulam and the line of Saul. See how names, places, and courage form a scaffold for faithful life near God.
1 Chronicles 7 counts fighting men and preserves family lines while pausing over Ephraim’s grief and Sheerah’s building. See how numbers, names, and towns become instruments of hope under God’s faithful hand.
1 Chronicles 6 maps priestly lines, appointed singers, and Levitical towns so Israel can worship with order and joy. See how God’s precise design sustains atonement, song, and instruction across generations.
1 Chronicles 5 shows how character, prayer, and loyalty shape families and nations. See birthright and rule, answered prayer in battle, and the warning of exile under God’s sovereign care.
1 Chronicles 4 turns a list of names into a testimony of covenant grace, from Jabez’s answered prayer to craftsmen serving the King. Discover how God anchors promise in real families, towns, and vocations and creates quiet places for faithful stewardship.
1 Chronicles 3 traces David’s sons, Judah’s kings, and the post-exile line through Zerubbabel. The names anchor a shaken people in God’s steady promise and direct hope to a faithful king to come.
1 Chronicles 2 traces Judah’s family lines from Perez to David and maps towns, trades, and surprising unions that carry promise forward. The names steady a rebuilding people and invite us into patient, place-based faith.
1 Chronicles 1 opens with Adam and sweeps to Abraham, mapping nations and kin around Israel. The names root hope in real families and a promise for the world.