1 Chronicles 19:3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven't his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?"
The setting
Rabbah (modern Amman, Jordan), ~990 BC. Ammonite palace. King Hanun's advisors whisper suspicions about David's condolence delegation after his father Nahash died.
The emotion here: paranoid and manipulative
The original word
ḥāqar (חָקַר) — to search out, investigate for military intelligence
Why it matters
Nahash had actually been David's ally, making this suspicion even more tragic
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 19:3
David was genuinely grieving his former enemy who had become a friend
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about David being sneaky, but he was actually showing genuine diplomatic respect for a dead ally.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 19:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 19:3 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Ammonite princes. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include suspicion, mistrust, counsel. Notable phrases: Do you think; sent comforters.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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