· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 4:11Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

The setting

Jerusalem, ~450 BC. After the miraculous Jabez story, the chronicler returns to recording ordinary family lines...

The emotion here: patient dedication to preserving every family's place in God's story

The original word

yalad (יָלַד) — to bring forth, generate, continue the family line

Why it matters

These genealogies preserved inheritance rights for families returning from 70 years in Babylon

Read with care

What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 4:11

Right after God's dramatic answer to Jabez, we see ordinary people doing ordinary things - and they matter too

Common misconceptionPeople skip these verses as boring filler, but they're God's declaration that every ordinary life, every faithful parent, every quiet generation matters eternally.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 4:11 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability10%
Memorability10%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone20%
Themes:genealogyfamily heritage

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1 Chronicles 4:11 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, family heritage. Notable phrases: became the father of.

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