For a new believer taking his first pass through the Bible, nothing tests one’s faith in the words
“all scripture is ... profitable” like the first nine chapters of Chronicles.
Even to scholars, these passages are formidable. If there is anywhere in scripture with more unpronounceable Hebrew names per square inch of text, I have yet to come across it. Try reading just one chapter aloud and you’ll see what I mean. And hey, let’s
get real here: exactly how does it help me as a struggling Christian to know that Tarshish and Ahishahar were both sons of Bilhan?
It almost makes one wonder if God’s word might have benefited from a slightly more ruthless editor.
Almost.