I and II Chronicles

Japhet’s commentary is meticulous and intelligent, asking new and relevant questions of the text and answering by making broad appeals to relevant literature, history, and philology. [Full Review]

This isn’t just a great commentary on Chronicles, I think it’s one of the best commentaries ever written on any biblical book. It begins with a mastery of the nuances of the Hebrew text. And it provides deep insight into the inner-biblical textuality that is so critical to understanding Chronicles. More than this, for such a technical commentary, it’s also relatively concise. This is the first commentary you need for a serious study of Chronicles. [Full Review]

As someone who hasn't done much work in Chronicles, my collection of commentaries on Chronicles is not surprisingly not extensive. It's basically the volume from the Keil and Delitzsch series and this one. But Japhet's commentary has never disappointed in the handful of times I've consulted it.

offers a thorough critical and exegetical study of these OT books

Japhet’s commentary is written from something of a critical perspective, so an extra measure of discernment will be necessary when consulting it. But most experts still recommend it because of its thoroughness in many areas. Longman says that its greatest weakness is in the area of theology, but still calls it a masterful work and points out that it “covers the bases on the book of Chronciles: philology, text, literary strategy, and history.” He explains that despite Japhet’s moderately critical perspective she still arrives at many sound, conservative conclusions. [Full Review]

Japhet's commentary is written from a moderately critical perspective, so it must be used with care, but its thoroughness makes it worth consulting. It is a must for seminary students doing in-depth study of these books. [Full Review]

A detailed theological commentary that is sensitive to Chronicles as history. [Full Review]