1 Chronicles 5:6Beerah his son, whom Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~732 BC. Assyrian soldiers drag away Beerah, prince of Reuben, along with thousands of Israelites to foreign lands.
The emotion here: recording tragedy with quiet grief
The original word
galah (גָּלָה) — to uncover, strip away, exile; literally 'laid bare' of home and identity
Why it matters
Tiglath-Pileser III deported entire populations to prevent rebellion, mixing peoples across his empire
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 5:6
The chronicler names Beerah specifically because losing a prince was devastating to tribal identity
Common misconceptionThis seems like ancient history, but it records the moment an entire tribal leadership was destroyed, leaving families without guidance for generations.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 5:6
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 5:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 5:6 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include exile, leadership lost. Notable phrases: carried away captive; prince of the Reubenites.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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