In 2 Chronicles 2:17 we are told "Solomon took a census of all the foreigners residing in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600." Why was God not angry about this Census, yet furious with David for taking a Census?

In 2 Chronicles we read: > ... Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots and 12,000 horsemen ...**- 2 Chronicles 9:25** ... but in 1 Kings: > Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. **- 1 Kings 4:26**

In the books of 1 and 2 Kings, there are quite a few places where the author refers to "the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah" or "the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel". > "Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, behold, they are written in **the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel**. 1 Kings 14:19 NASB > > Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in **the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah**? 1 Kings 14:29 NASB Immediately following the books of 1 and 2 Kings are two books referred to as 1 and 2 Chronicles. Are these the books to which 1 and 2 Kings refer or are they referring to other books that are not in the Bible and/or maybe lost to us?

If Cyrus king of Persia practiced the Zoroastrian faith and God (presumably Jehovah) moved his heart (2 Chronicles 36:22) and Cyrus prayed to him (Ezra 1:2), what are the biblical bases that Zoroastrians worship a different god than the God of the Bible? **2 Chronicles 36:22 NIV** > In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the > word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus > king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to > put it in writing: > > “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: > > “‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the > earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem > in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord > their God be with them.’” **Ezra 1:2 NIV** > “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: > > “‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the > earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem > in Judah. I am not looking for opinion, but the biblical bases for either position.

How is the contradiction explained between 2 Chronicles 28:3 and Genesis 22:2 in the protestant tradition? **Genesis 22:2 NIV** > Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you > love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a > burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” **2 Chronicles 28:3 NIV** > He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his > children in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the > nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

Was Ruth's husband, Boaz named after the column by the temple of Solomon or vice versa? Or was this a quiescence? Was this a common name for boys? **Ruth 2:1 ESV** > Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of > Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. and **2 Chronicles 3:17 ESV** > He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south, the > other on the north; that on the south he called Jachin, and that on > the north Boaz.