The last chapters of 1 Chronicles deal with the establishment of the worship of God under David, his preparation for the building of the temple, and the accession of Solomon to the throne, under the especial blessing of God. The magnificence of Solomon's temple is better indicated by the treasure prepared for it. The gifts of gold, reckoning the gold talent at $32,800, aggregated $2,843,740,000; the silver gifts ($1,883 to the silver talent) amounted to $1,670,422,000; a total of $4,514,000,000, in round numbers. This takes no account of the vast amount of brass, iron, copper, and precious stones. Chapters 1 to 20 of 2 Chronicles cover the reigns in Judah of Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, and into the reign of Jehoshaphat. After Solomon and the united kingdom the greatest king is Asa. On the side of backsliding Israel, there were more kings, but their reigns were much briefer. From Solomon's death, when the kingdom was divided, to good King Jehoshaphat, there reigned seven kings; namely, Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab, early swung away from God by Jeroboam's calves of gold. There were appeals from God's prophets, but they had little care for God's voice or service. These lessons may be of great practical benefit to us.