16:8–36  These verses are the longest of only a few poetic sections in Chronicles. (Interestingly enough, another quotation from a psalm, in this case Ps. 132, can be found in the narrative in 2 Chron. 6:40–42, where Solomon’s transfer of the ark to the temple is described. The excerpt from Ps. 132 is used as part of Solomon’s prayer.) First Chronicles 16:8–22 is paralleled in Psalm 105:1–15; 1 Chronicles 16:23–33 in Psalm 96:1–13; and 1 Chronicles 16:34–36 in Psalm 106:1, 47–48. Whereas earlier commentaries did not devote due attention to the unique way in which the Chronicler reworked and utilized this psalmic material (and even referred readers to Psalm commentaries for expositions of these texts!), more recent studies emphasize that the quotation of these psalm selections develops its …