1 Kings 14:31Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~913 BC. The burial of King Rehoboam in the City of David, Israel...
The emotion here: solemn duty recording the end of a troubled reign
The original word
shākab (שָׁכַב) — to lie down, euphemism for death meaning peaceful rest
Why it matters
Naamah was an Ammonitess, making Rehoboam half-foreign despite Davidic lineage
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 14:31
His mother's ethnicity is mentioned at his death, highlighting foreign influence on Israel's throne
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just a genealogy record, but mentioning his Ammonite mother at death shows how foreign influences corrupted David's line.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 14:31
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 14:31 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 14:31 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is a royal palace. 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 reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include death, legacy. Notable phrases: slept with his fathers.
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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