II Chronicles 3:1-2, "Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign."

While the books of the kings focus more on the genealogy of the kingdom years the book of II Chronicles gives more of a detailed historical account of the kings of both Judah and Israel.

Beginning with the reign of Solomon, in approximately 973 B.C., it gives a detailed account of the building of the Temple of God on Mount Moriah and comes to a conclusion with the reign of Zedekiah with the complete destruction of the Temple and Judah's exile to Babylon in 586 B.C.

II Chronicles 7:12-16, "And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attend unto the prayer that is made in this place. For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually."

The book of II Chronicles reveals how important it is to have a leader who will honor God and follow His commandments. When a nation's leader turns their back on a covenant keeping God there is a penalty involved. For Israel that penalty became a nation divided and ultimately the destruction and loss of the land God had given them as an inheritance.

Through the words of II Chronicles we are reminded that God is a merciful God. No matter what we have done, no matter how far we turn from the truth, God still honors His covenant and leaves a promise. For Israel that promise was that after 70 years of exile they would return to the land the Lord had given them. The land would be restored and the Temple rebuilt.

II Chronicles reveals that God never leaves us in the condition we are in. He rebukes, corrects, and punishes to bring us back into a place of righteousness. He is a holy God and will keep that which is sanctified unto Him holy.