II Chronicles

1 9.9

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

proper noun

Literature

: II Crónicas

In II Chronicles, the story of King Solomon's reign is detailed.

Examples

The priest read a passage from II Chronicles during the evening service.
Scholars often debate the historical accuracy of the events described in II Chronicles.
My grandmother's favorite story from the Bible is found in II Chronicles.
Many scholars refer to II Chronicles for insights into ancient Israel.
Many scholars refer to II Chronicles for insights into ancient Israel.
The priest read a passage from II Chronicles during the evening service.
In II Chronicles, the story of King Solomon's reign is detailed.

Synonyms

2 Chronicles

vsII Chronicles

2 8.3

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

is written with Roman numerals rather than Arabic digits

Surface Forms

II Chronicles main

Morphology

II + chronicle

The title is compositionally transparent: 'II' denotes the number two and 'chronicle' denotes a historical book, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the second book called Chronicles. This follows a common book-naming convention (e.g. II Samuel, I Chronicles) that is cross-linguistically familiar, making the referent predictable to B1 learners.

Etymology

II Chronicles comes from its parts: II means 'second' and Chronicles means a written 'record' of events. This book is the second of two that tells the history of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, so today II Chronicles is the name used for that second historical book.