NGDOM UNDIVIDED AND THE KINGDOM DIVIDED

THE HISTORICAL BOOKS:

I and II Samuel.

I and II Kings.

I and II Chronicles.

NOTE.--As these three pairs of books are so closely related in their
historical contents, it is deemed best to study them together, though
they overlap the two divisions of IV and V.

I. CHARTS

_Chart A. General Contents_

+--------------------------+
| I AND II SAMUEL |
+-------------+-----+------+
|Samuel |Saul |David |
+-------------+-----+------+----------------------------------+
| | | | I AND II KINGS |
| | | +---------+-----------+------------+
| | | |Solomon |20 Kings of |20 Kings of |
| | | | |Judah |Israel |
| | | +--------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| I AND II CHRONICLES |
+---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+
|Genealogy|Courses of |Saul |David |Solomon |20 Kings of | |
|from |Participants | | | |Judah | |
|Adam |in Temple | | | | | |
| |Service | | | | | |
+---------+-------------+-----+------+--------+------------+------------+

NOTE.--Biblical scholars differ as to the number of kings in the divided
kingdoms. Twenty is assigned to each, based upon authority of Philip
Schaff.

NOTE.--Verify contents of above chart.

CHART B.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KINGS AND CHRONICLES

+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| KINGS |CHRONICLES |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 1. Record of both Israel and Judah | 1. Record of Judah only |
| 2. Tends toward the secular | 2. Tends toward the religious |
| 3. Emphasizes the Acts of the King | 3. Emphasizes the Worship of |
| | the Sanctuary |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+

CHART C. SUMMARY OF THE KI