· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 12:5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

The setting

Wilderness camps around Hebron, ~1003 BC. More warriors abandon comfortable lives to join David's growing army. Southern West Bank, Palestine.

The emotion here: careful preservation of honored memory

Why it matters

Shephatiah means 'God has judged' — his parents named him prophetically

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What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 12:5

These aren't random names — each warrior had to choose between King Saul's favor and David's uncertain future

Common misconceptionThese lists seem boring and irrelevant, but they show that God remembers every act of faith, even when history books don't.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 12:5 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability10%
Memorability20%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone20%
Themes:lineagewarriors

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1 Chronicles 12:5 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include lineage, warriors. Notable phrases: Shephatiah the Haruphite.

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