· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 3:16The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

The setting

Jerusalem, Israel, ~597 BC remembered. Two kings in one family, both ending in disaster...

The emotion here: heavy sadness at recording the end of David's royal line

The original word

ben (בֵּן) — son, but also successor carrying the weight of kingship

Why it matters

Both Jeconiah and Zedekiah were installed as puppet kings by foreign powers

Read with care

What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 3:16

These aren't just names — they're the last two kings before everything collapsed

Common misconceptionPeople think Zedekiah here is the same as the last king Zedekiah, but this is Jehoiakim's son, while the final king was Josiah's son — two different people with the same name.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 3:16 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

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

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1 Chronicles 3:16 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, heritage. Notable phrases: sons of Jehoiakim; Jeconiah his son; Zedekiah his son.

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