These are the histories of the heavens and the earth, when they were created, in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens,

The rest of the deeds of Baasha, and what he did and his power, are written in the book of the histories of the kings of Israel.

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from the first to the last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, according to genealogical enrollment? There were wars between Rehoboam [of Judah] and Jeroboam [of Israel] continually.

The sons of Levi, heads of families, were recorded in the book of the histories, even till the days of Johanan, the son of Eliashib.

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught [that is, the history and doctrine of the faith].