I Chronicles

1 9.9

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

proper noun

Literature

: I Crónicas

The genealogy of King David can be found in I Chronicles.

Examples

The book of I Chronicles details the reign of King David.
Many scholars study I Chronicles to understand the history of ancient Israel.
In last night's Bible study, we read a passage from I Chronicles.
Have you read I Chronicles recently?
In last night's Bible study, we read a passage from I Chronicles.
Many scholars study I Chronicles to understand the history of ancient Israel.
The genealogy of King David can be found in I Chronicles.

Synonyms

1 Chronicles

vsI Chronicles

2 8.6

A book of the Bible that tells the history of Israel and Judah up to their return from exile

is the same book but written with a Roman numeral form

Surface Forms

I Chronicles main

Morphology

I + chronicle

The noun 'chronicle' clearly signals a chronological narrative, so a learner who recognises that element can infer this is a historical book. However, the initial 'I' is a Roman-numeral convention meaning 'First' in book titles and may be mistaken for the pronoun 'I' by B1 learners without exposure to Bible-book or titling conventions, so full meaning is not reliably derivable from the parts alone.

Etymology

I Chronicles gets its name from the word Chronicles, which means a simple 'record of events' in order. The book collects family lists and stories about Israel's past, so the title shows it is a written 'record' of the people's 'history'.