2 Chronicles

2 8.3

A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Judah and Israel up to their return from Babylon

proper noun

: 2 Crónicas

One of the key stories in 2 Chronicles is about King Hezekiah and his reforms.

Examples

In 2 Chronicles 7:1-3, the dedication of Solomon's temple is described with great detail.
He referenced 2 Chronicles during his lecture on ancient Israel.
Many of the genealogies can be found in 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament.
The reign of King Solomon is described in detail in 2 Chronicles.
In church, we studied 2 Chronicles for our Bible class.
Have you ever read 2 Chronicles?
The events of 2 Chronicles 36:23 mark a significant moment in the history of the Israelites.

Synonyms

II Chronicles

vs2 Chronicles

Literature

1 9.9

The second book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Judah and Israel until their return from exile

is written with an Arabic numeral rather than Roman numerals

Surface Forms

2 Chronicles main

Morphology

2 + chronicle

The meaning (the second book titled Chronicles) follows directly from combining '2' (second) with 'chronicle' (a historical/account book); a learner who knows both words can infer this refers to the second book named Chronicles. The numeral+book naming pattern is common cross-linguistically and in biblical/book titles, so the composition is immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

The book title 2 Chronicles simply means the second book of records or 'history'. Chronicles is a word for a list of past events, so 2 Chronicles is the second book that tells the history of Judah and Israel up to their return from exile in Babylon.