This book is an overview of the period of Israel's history from 586 B.C., when the Southern tribe of Judah was taken captive to Babylon, to 400 B.C. when the Old Testament history for the nation ended. The book includes material from the history books of 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and the prophetic books, Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.