First Chronicles Book Outline
| Chapter |
Verse/s |
Verse Summary |
| 1. | (1-42) | Genealogy of the patriarchs |
| | (43-54) | Kings and dukes of Edom |
| 2. | (1-55) | Descendants of Israel and his sons |
| 3. | (1-9) | Sons of David |
| | (10-24) | Descendants of Solomon and his sons |
| 4. | (1-23) | Descendants of Judah |
| | (24-43) | Descendants of Simeon and their lands |
| 5. | (1-10) | Descendants of Reuben and their lands |
| | (11-17) | Descendants of Gad |
| | (18-22) | Reubenites, Gadites, Manasseh overcome inhabitants of the land |
| | (23-24) | Children of Manasseh and their heads |
| | (25-26) | Children of Manasseh, Gad, Reuben carried for their evil |
| 6. | (1-47) | Descendants of Levi and their roles |
| | (48-53) | Descendants of Aaron, their service in the Tabernacle |
| | (54-81) | Cities given to Gershon, Kohath, Merari, sons of Levi |
| 7. | (1-5) | Descendants of Issachar |
| | (6-12) | Descendants of Benjamin |
| | (13) | Sons of Naphatili |
| | (14-19) | Sons of Manasseh |
| | (20-29) | Sons of Ephraim and their possession |
| | (30-40) | Descendants of Asher |
| 8. | (1-40) | Descendants of Benjamin |
| 9. | (1) | Record of genealogies written in the book of the kings |
| | (2) | First who lived in their cities afer the return |
| | (3-9) | Those of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, Manasseh dwelt in Jerusalem |
| | (10-13) | Priests who lived in Jerusalem |
| | (14-16) | Levites who dwelt in Jerusalem |
| | (17-23) | Porters who kept the gates and gates of the house of the Lord |
| | (24-25) | Porters brethren to come every seven days |
| | (26-27) | Chief porters who opened gates of house of God every morning |
| | (28-32) | Those over vessels, instruments, frankincense, shewbread |
| | (33) | Singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites |
| | (34) | Summary of chief fathers of Levites dwelling in Jerusalem |
| | (35-44) | Genealogy of the family of Saul |
| 10. | (1-2) | Israel flees before Philistines, sons of Saul killed |
| | (3-5) | Saul wounded by archer, Saul and armourbearer kill themselves |
| | (6) | Saul, his three sons, all his house died |
| | (7) | All men of Israel flee, Philistines occupy their cities |
| | (8-10) | Philistines take Sauls head, armour, placed in temple of Dagon |
| | (11-12) | Men of Jabesh-Gilead take bodies of Saul and sons, bury them |
| | (13-14) | Saul died for transgression, counsel with one with familiar spirit |
| 11. | (1-3) | All Israel gathered themselves to David, anointed him king |
| | (4-5) | David comes to Jebus, took the castle of Zion |
| | (6) | Joab takes Jebus, becomes chief captain |
| | (7) | David dwelt in castle of Zion, called the city of David |
| | (8-9) | David builds the city, Joab repairs the rest, David becomes greater |
| | (10-14) | Chiefs of David's mighty men, great deliverance from the Lord |
| | (15-19) | Three of captains bring water from well at Bethlehem |
| | (20-21) | Abishai, brother of Joab one of the three, more honourable |
| | (22-25) | Deeds of Benaiah, David set him over his guard |
| | (26-47) | List of the valiant men of the armies |
| 12. | (1-16) | List of the men who came to David |
| | (17) | David went out to meet them, if ye be come peaceably |
| | (18) | The spirit came upon Amasai, peace be unto thee |
| | (19-21) | Those who came to David from Manasseh |
| | (22) | There came to David to help him, until it was a great host |
| | (23-37) | These are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to war |
| | (38-40) | Men of war came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel |
| 13. | (1-4) | David sends to all men of Israel, priests and Levites to bring Ark |
| | (5-6) | David gathered all Israel, to bring the Ark to Kirjath-jearim |
| | (7-8) | Ark carried on new cart, David and all Israel played before God |
| | (9-12) | Uzza struck for touching the Ark, David afraid of God |
| | (13) | David carried the Ark to house of Obed-edom the Gittite |
| | (14) | Ark remains with Obed-edom three months, blessed by God |
| 14. | (1) | Hiram king of Tyre sends timber of cedars, masons, carpenters |
| | (2) | David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel |
| | (3-7) | David takes more wives, list of his sons |
| | (8-9) | Philistines hear David is king, went up to seek him |
| | (10) | David inquired of God, I will deliver them into thy hand |
| | (11-12) | David smote the Philistines, their gods were burned |
| | (13) | Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley |
| | (14-15) | David inquired of God, when sound heard in mulberry trees |
| | (16) | Philistines host smitten |
| | (17) | David's fame spreads, Lord brought fear upon all nations |
| 15. | (1-2) | David made houses, prepared place for the Ark, Levites to carry |
| | (3) | David gathers all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark |
| | (4-10) | Children of Aaron and Levites who brought up the Ark |
| | (11-14) | Priests and Levites to sanctify themselves to bring up the Ark |
| | (15) | Levites bore the Ark of God on their shoulders as commanded |
| | (16-22) | Chief of Levites to appoint singers, those that played instruments |
| | (23-24) | Doorkeepers for the Ark appointed |
| | (25-28) | Ark brought up by Levites, David clothed in fine linen |
| | (29) | Michal the daughter of Saul despises David in her heart |
| 16. | (1-3) | Ark placed in tent prepared, David gives gifts to the people |
| | (4-6) | Levites appointed to minister before the Ark of the Lord |
| | (7-36) | Psalm of praise delivered by David |
| | (37-42) | Those left to minster before the ark, make offerings, praise God |
| | (43) | People depart to their homes, David returned to bless his house |
| 17. | (1-2) | David tells Nathan the prophet of plans to build house for God |
| | (3-6) | Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in |
| | (7-8) | I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked |
| | (9-10) | I will ordain a place for my people Israel and will plant them |
| | (11-15) | David's son to be established, to build house for God |
| | (16-27) | Let the thing thou hast spoken be established for ever |
| 18. | (1-2) | David smote the Philistines, takes Gath, smote Moab |
| | (3-4) | Hadarezer king of Zobah conquered, chariots and men taken |
| | (5-6) | David kills twenty-two thousand of Syria, garrisons made |
| | (7) | David took shields of gold from servants of Hadarezer |
| | (8) | Brass taken from Hadarezer, used by Solomon for sea and pillars |
| | (9-10) | Tou king of Hamath congratulates David, sends vessels |
| | (11) | David dedicates silver, gold from Hamath, Edom, Moab to God |
| | (12-13) | Abishai slew eighteen thousand Edomites, garrisons in Edom |
| | (14) | David reigned over all Israel, executed judgment and justice |
| | (15-17) | Joab over the host, other officers about the king |
| 19. | (1-2) | Nahash king of Ammon dies, comforters sent to his son |
| | (3-5) | David's servants called spies, shamed and sent away |
| | (6-7) | Hanun hires host from Mesopotamia and Syria to battle |
| | (8-15) | Joab and Abishai confront host, Syrians and Ammon flee |
| | (16-18) | Syrians reinforced, David does battle with them, Syrians flee |
| | (19) | Servants of Hadarezer make peace with David |
| 20. | (1-2) | Cities of Ammon taken, David takes king's crown, people cut |
| | (3) | People in all cities cut with harrows of iron and axes |
| | (4-5) | War with Philistines, brother of Goliath killed |
| | (6-8) | War in Gath, giants slain |
| 21. | (1-4) | Satan moves David to number Israel, Joab warns about trespass |
| | (5-6) | Joab returns with the numbers, Benjamin and Levi not counted |
| | (7-8) | God displeased, David confesses his sin |
| | (9-12) | God sends Gad the seer with three choices of consequences |
| | (13) | Let me now fall into the hand of the Lord, not into the hand of man |
| | (14) | Lord sent pestilence, seventy thousand men fall |
| | (15-17) | David sees the angel of the Lord, let thine hand be on me |
| | (18) | Angel sends message by Gad to build and altar |
| | (19-22) | David goes to threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite to buy it |
| | (23-25) | Ornan offers the place, David give six hundred shekels of silver |
| | (26-27) | David makes offerings, Lord commands angel to put away sword |
| | (28) | David sees that the Lord had answered him, sacrificed there |
| | (29-30) | Tabernacle at Gibeon, David afraid to go there |
| 22. | (1-5) | David prepares for the house of God abundantly, Solomon young |
| | (6-13) | David charges Solomon to build the house of the Lord, be faithful |
| | (14-16) | David tells Solomon of the preparations for the construction |
| | (17-19) | David commands all princes of Israel to help Solomon build |
| 23. | (1) | When David was old and full of days he made Solomon king |
| | (2-6) | Princes of Israel, priests and Levites gathered and counted |
| | (7-11) | Sons of the Gershonites that were appointed |
| | (12-13) | Sons of Kohath appointed and their duties |
| | (14-20) | Sons of Moses and their descendants that were appointed |
| | (21-23) | Sons of Merari listed, Eleazar had no sons but daughters |
| | (24-27) | Sons of Levi numbered from twenty years old and upward |
| | (28-32) | Office of Levites and their duties listed |
| 24. | (1-19) | Divisions of the sons of Aaron, as the Lord had commanded |
| | (20-31) | The rest of the sons of Levi listed |
| 25. | (1-7) | Sons of Asaph and Heman for song in the house of the Lord |
| | (8-31) | Lots cast and brethren ordered |
| 26. | (1-19) | Divisions of the porters and their order set, gates assigned |
| | (20-28) | Appointment of those over the treasuries of the Lord |
| | (29-32) | Those appointed over every matter pertaining to God and the king |
| 27. | (1) | Twenty-four thousand and their officers that served the king |
| | (2-15) | Those appointed in their courses for each of the twelve months |
| | (16-22) | Rulers over the tribes of Israel listed |
| | (23) | David did not number them twenty years old and upward |
| | (24) | Joab began to number but remembers God's wrath |
| | (25-34) | Those who served David listed |
| 28. | (1) | David assembles princes of Israel, stewards, mighty men |
| | (2-10) | David addresses them, Solomon to build house of the Lord |
| | (11-19) | David gives Solomon that pattern from God for the house |
| | (20-21) | The Lord thy God will be with thee, will not fail of forsake thee |
| 29. | (1-2) | I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God |
| | (3-5) | David lists that which he has given for the house of God |
| | (6-9) | The people gathered give willingly for the work |
| | (10-19) | David blesses the Lord, give unto Solomon a perfect heart |
| | (20-22) | David asks the congregation to bless the Lord, Solomon anointed |
| | (23-25) | Solomon sits on the throne, people submit to him, God blesses |
| | (26-30) | David reigns for forty years, died in a good old age |