1 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~400 BC. The chronicler reviews genealogical records, documenting the catastrophic break in Israel's history...
The emotion here: soberly documenting a national tragedy while organizing records
The original word
galah (גלה) — to uncover, expose, go into exile; literally 'uncovered' from their land
Why it matters
The Babylonian exile lasted exactly 70 years (605-535 BC) as Jeremiah prophesied
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 9:1
This verse bridges 600 years of genealogies with one devastating historical fact
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just boring genealogy, but it's actually the chronicler saying 'here's where everything went wrong' before showing how God restored them.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 9:1
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 9:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 9:1 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 narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include exile, consequence, record. Notable phrases: carried away captive to Babylon.
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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