1 Chronicles 5:21They took away their livestock; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred fifty thousand, and of donkeys two thousand, and of men one hundred thousand.
The setting
Eastern Jordan, ~740 BC. After victory, Israelite soldiers count massive livestock spoils: 50,000 camels worth a king's ransom...
The emotion here: chronicling with wonder at God's abundant provision
The original word
miḳneh (מקנה) — acquired property, especially livestock as ancient wealth storage
Why it matters
50,000 camels represented approximately 200 million dollars in today's economy
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 5:21
This wasn't random plunder — it was covenant blessing flowing from obedience in battle
Common misconceptionThis looks like prosperity gospel proof, but it's historical record of covenant blessing for specific tribal obedience, not a universal formula.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 5:21
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 5:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 5:21 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. 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 spoils of war, divine blessing. Notable phrases: took away their livestock.
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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