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 hostile struggle or friendly union with the kingdom of Judah. But, in compensation for these omissions, the author of the Chronicle has brought together in his work a considerable number of facts and events which are omitted in the books of Samuel and the Kings. For example, in the history of David, he gives us the list of the valiant men out of all the tribes who, partly before and partly after the death of Saul, went over to David to help him in his struggle with Saul and his house, and to bring the royal honour to him (1 Chron 12); the detailed account of the participation of the Levites in the transfer of the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, and of the arrangements made by David for worship around this sanctuary (1 Chron 15 and 16); and the whole section concerning David's preparations for the building of the temple, his arrangements for public worship, the regulation of the army, and his last commands (1 Chron 22-29). Further, the history of the kingdom of Judah from Rehoboam to Joram is narrated throughout at greater length than in the books of Kings, and is considerably supplemented by detailed accounts, not only of the work of the prophets in Judah, of Shemaiah under Rehoboam (2Ch 12:5-8), of Azariah and Hanani under Asa (2Ch 15:1-8; 2Ch 16:7-9), of Jehu son of Hanani, Jehaziel, and Ebenezer son of Dodava, under Jehoshaphat (2Ch 19:1-3; 2Ch 20:14-20 and 2Ch 20:37), and concerning Elijah's letter under Joram (2Ch 21:12-15); but also of the efforts of Rehoboam (2Ch 11:5-17), Asa (2Ch 14:5-7), and Jehoshaphat (2Ch 17:2, 2Ch 17:12-19) to fortify the kingdom of Asa to raise and vivify the Jahve-worship (2Ch 15:9-15), of Jehoshaphat to purify the administration of justice and increase the knowledge of the law (2Ch 17:7-9 and 2Ch 19:5-11), of the wars of Abijah against Jeroboam, and his victories (13:3-20), of Asa's war against the Cushite Zerah (2Ch 14:8-14), of Jehoshaphat's conquest of the Ammonites and Moabites (20:1-30), and, finally, also of the family relations of Rehoboam (2Ch 11:18-22), the wives and children of Abijah (2Ch 13:21), and Joram's brothers and his sickness (2Ch 21:2-4 and 2Ch 21:18.). Of the succeeding kings also various undertakings are reported which are not found in the books of Kings. In this way we are informed of Joash's defection from the Lord, and his fall into idolatry after the death of the high priest Jehoiada (2Ch 24:15-22); how Amaziah increased his military power (2Ch 25:5-10), and worshipped idols (2Ch 25:14-16); of Uzziah's victorious wars against the Philistines and Arabs, and his fortress-building, etc. ([[Bible_(King_James)/2_Chronicles|2Ch 26: