Verse 1
Either - Who had received authority from the king. The book - In the records which the Jews kept of their most memorable passages.
Verses 2–3
Chronicles, &c. - These are lost long since, and buried in oblivion, while the sacred writings remain throughout the world. When the kingdoms of men, monarchs and their monarchies are destroyed, and their memorial is perished with them, the kingdom of God among men, and the records of that kingdom, shall remain as the days of heaven.