· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 23:23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

The setting

Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. King David's palace. Scribes carefully record every Levite family name for temple service organization in modern-day Israel.

The emotion here: reverent duty recording sacred history

The original word

shalosh (שלש) — three, representing completeness in Hebrew thought

Why it matters

The Levites received no land inheritance but 48 cities throughout Israel

Read with care

What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 23:23

These 'minor' names represent real families who served faithfully for generations

Common misconceptionPeople skip genealogies as boring lists, but each name represents a family called to lifelong service with no earthly inheritance except God himself.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 23:23 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability10%
Memorability20%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone20%
Themes:genealogypriestly lineage

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1 Chronicles 23:23 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 genealogy, priestly lineage. Notable phrases: sons of Mushi; three.

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