In Hebrew, this book is named dibhere ha-yamim: ”the terms concerning the days.” The Jewish Bible respect the Aged Testament as 22 books and Chronicles is certainly counted as an individual reserve. I and II Chronicles take the form of a brief history: David and Judah will be the things. The emphasis of I and II Chronicles can be for the Southern Kingdom as well as the preservation from the Davidic line.

The first nine chapters in I Chronicles are a genealogy from Adam to Jacob, Jacob to David, and David to Zedekiah. The author of Chronicles, who is concerned with the nation and the monarchy, starts with Adam. The Holy Heart points out that this history of the Davidic collection, in effect, benefits all mankind, not only the Jews.