Chronicles, Theology of Chronicles' Perspective on Israel's Past. Chronicles re-presents the historical traditions of Israel from a different perspect...
ZIZA zi'-za (ziza', probably a childish reduplicated abbreviation or a term of endearment (Curtis, Chron., 369, quoting Noldeke in EB, III 3294)): (1...
Overview - 1?Kings 5 1?Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber to build the temple. 7?Hiram, blessing God for S...
Overview - 2?Chronicles 32 1?Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people. 9?Against the blasphemies of Sennache...
2 Kings 11:6 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur Generally thought by the Jews to be the eastern gate, so called, as they say, because such a...
1 Chronicles 4:4 And Penuel the father of Gedor The prince of that place, according to some, and the same with Hareph, ( 1 Chronicles 2:51 ) , and Ez...
Naara-i [N] [E](handmaid ), one of the valiant men of Davids armies. ( 1?Chronicles 11:37 ) In 1 Chron. he is called the son of Ezbai, but in ( 2?Sam...
MAHATH ma'-hath (machath, snatching; Meth): (1) One of the Kohathites having charge of the service of song in David's time, son of Amasai (1?Chronicl...
ZEBADIAH zeb-a-di'-a (1) zebhadhyaha, (2) zebhadhyah, Yah has bestowed; the form (1) is the Hebrew name in (1), (a), (b), (2), below; the form (2)...
Overview - Psalms 78 1?An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God. 9?The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient...
Overview - Luke 1 1?The preface of Luke to his whole gospel. 5?The conception of John the Baptist; 26?and of Christ. 39?The prophecy of Elisabeth and...
ONAN o'-nan ('onan, vigorous; compare ONAM, a son of Judah (Genesis 38:4,8-10; 46:12; Numbers 26:19; 1?Chronicles 2:3); The story of the untimely deat...
1 Kings 22:21 And there came forth a spirit Not from the heavenly host on the right hand or the left, for they are pure and holy spirits, and impeccab...
Esdras (Greek form of Ezra ), The First Book of, the first in order of the apocryphal books in the English Bible. The first chapter is a transcript o...
Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...
2 Samuel 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host Which was not only owing to his relation to David, being his sister's son, but to his pr...
Ezra 4:6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, &c.] According to Jarchi, this was Ahasuerus the husband of Esther; but, as mos...
UZZI uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps my strength): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1?Chronicles 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5...
David [N] [E] [H] [S]David was the founder of a dynasty that would rule in Jerusalem for over 350 years. His impact on the history of Israel is seen f...
Matthew 1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon Not Jechonias, but the father of Jechonias, and the Jews. Jechonias begat Salathiel. Not Jechonia...