1 Chronicles 6:15Jehozadak went into captivity, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. The temple burns. Families torn apart. Jehozadak, the high priest, chained with thousands for the 900-mile march to Babylon, modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: grief-stricken chronicler recording national trauma
The original word
galah (גלה) — to uncover, expose, remove the covering of home and safety
Why it matters
Jehozadak was the last high priest to serve in Solomon's temple before its destruction
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 6:15
This verse is buried in a genealogy, but it marks the end of 400 years of temple worship
Common misconceptionPeople read this as just a genealogy detail, but it's the climactic tragedy — the moment God's house became empty and His priests became prisoners.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 6:15
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 6:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 6:15 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, judgment, loss. Notable phrases: went into captivity; Yahweh carried away; Nebuchadnezzar.
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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