The Kings of Judah: With the narratives of David and Solomon (1 Chron. 11–29 and 2 Chron. 1–9, respectively) the Chronicler has thus far succeeded in establishing a very clear prototype of Israelite kingship. This kingship rests in the eternal promise made to David by Yahweh, the deity of Israel. And it finds its highest expression in the kingship of Solomon, who sits on Yahweh’s throne. Solomon established a cultic center by building the temple in Jerusalem, where both the tabernacle and ark of the covenant are resting, and he embodies Yahweh’s rest and peace for both his own people and foreign nations. As Johnstone puts it: “The sovereignty of God is acknowledged by Israel paying all that is due to him and by all the world bringing their tribute. The magnificence and wealth of the temple…