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Peggy Cowan
Maryville College

Chronicler

 

Comparison Between the Deuteronomistic History and the Chronicler’s History

 

 

Event description

Event as presented by Deuteronomistic History

Event as presented by Chronicler’s History

Saul’s death

1 Sam 31

 

 

 

1 Chron. 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bringing the ark to the Temple

2 Sam 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Chron. 13.1-14;  15.1-16, 29

David

2 Sam. 11-13;  15

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Chron. 20

Taking a census

2 Sam. 24

 

 

 

 

 

1 Chron. 21.1-6

Preparing for the Temple

1 Kings 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Chron. 22

Solomon as David’s successor

2 Sam. 13;  15;  18;  

1 Kings 1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Chron. 22-23.1

Uzziah’s leprosy

2 Kings 15.1-7

 

 

 

 

 

2 Chron. 26.1-6, 16-21

Manasseh’s long reign

2 Kings 21.1-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Chron. 33.1-13

Josiah’s death

2 Kings 23.28-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Chron. 35.20-27

Division of kingdom

1 Kings 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Chron. 10.1-11.17

Others ????

 

 

 

 

 

Summarize the differences you found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What conclusions can you draw?

 

 

 

 

 

 

What possible reasons can you identify for these differences?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why are there two histories of the same period of time?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright 2000:  Margaret Parks Cowan
email:  peggy.cowan@maryvillecollege.edu
last updated:  October 13, 2006