II Chronicles

2nd Chronicles is the 14th book of the Old Testament, its final verses indicate that it was probobly written after the realease of the exiles from Babylon in 538 BC. However the absence of Hellenistic (that is devotion to the Greek language through written style) influence might suggest that 2nd Chronicles was written before the Alexandrian period (before 331 BC). The majority of interpreters have dated Chronicles during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.

This book was written for historical an theological reasons; the Chronicler's extensive use of historical documents and devotion to numerical and chronicalogical detail such as 2 Chr. 14:1-9 and 16:12-13 show he wished his readers to have an extremely accurate perspective to his historical record. This book is not entirely based on history; the Chronicler also wrote to convey a relevent theological message. It was written to encourage and guide the reader as he sought the full restoration of the kingdom.