▸ AUTHOR: The sources of 1 and 2 Chronicles include multiple official and prophetic records. In addition to these, the author-compiler had access to genealogical lists and documents, such as the message and letters of Sennacherib (2 Chr. 32:10–17). It seems likely that Ezra was the author as Jewish tradition suggests.
▸ TIME: c. 991–538 B.C.
▸ KEY VERSE: 2 Chr. 7:14
▸ THEME: Second Chronicles begins with Solomon’s reign and ends with the fall of Jerusalem. It covers more extensively the details involved in the building and dedication of the temple. The kings of Judah are detailed down through the last king, Zedekiah, who is exiled to Babylon in 587 B.C. It largely ignores what happens in the northern kingdom after the split into two nations.