1 Chronicles 16:3He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. David has successfully brought the Ark to Jerusalem. The entire nation celebrates with a massive feast...
The emotion here: chronicling a moment of national unity with deep satisfaction
The original word
natan (נָתַן) — to give deliberately, to distribute with intention
Why it matters
This feast likely fed over 50,000 people - the logistics would have been staggering
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 16:3
David gave to EVERYONE - rich and poor, men and women equally in a patriarchal society
Common misconceptionThis looks like just royal generosity, but David was establishing that worship includes physical provision - God cares about empty stomachs, not just hearts.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 16:3
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 16:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 16:3 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 grateful, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include generosity, celebration, provision. Notable phrases: loaf of bread; portion; cake of raisins.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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