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Second Chronicles, the Vulgate’s 2 Paralipomenon, continues the Chronicler’s history from the reign of Solomon to the Babylonian exile. Its thirty-six chapters dwell on Solomon’s building and dedication of the Temple, then follow only the kings of Judah, judging each by his care for the Temple and its worship, through the reforms of Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah and Josiah to the destruction of Jerusalem. It ends with the edict of Cyrus permitting the exiles to return. Jerome translated it from the Hebrew.
Second Chronicles offers a parallel and often divergent account to the Books of Kings, with additional material such as the repentance of King Manasseh in Babylon. Its stress on worship, prophecy and divine retribution made it a guide for the restored Jewish community. Its closing verses, which match the opening of Ezra, made Chronicles the last book of the Hebrew Bible, ending the Scriptures on the note of return. Jerome’s Latin follows the Hebrew closely in its long lists of names.
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