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The Book of I Chronicles

I Chronicles is book 38 of 39 in the Tanakh, part of Ketuvim. It has 29 chapters and 943 verses.

Updated September 19, 2026

דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א

Section
Ketuvim
Chapters
29
Verses
943
Longest chapter
6 (66 verses)

What I Chronicles is about

I Chronicles retells the history of Israel from the beginning. Nine chapters of genealogies run from Adam to the return from exile, and the rest of the book is the reign of David, with a focus on his preparations for the Temple.

Opening verse

אָדָם שֵׁת אֱנוֹשׁ׃

ADAM, SETH, Enosh;

I Chronicles 1:1

Chapters