1 Kings 15:31Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
The setting
Israel, ~908 BC. The royal scribe closes the record on King Nadab's two-year reign. He was assassinated while besieging a Philistine city. His 'acts' fill maybe a page — most of it warfare and idolatry. The 'book of chronicles' was the official royal record, now lost. Modern-day northern Israel.
The emotion here: matter-of-fact resignation while documenting another failed reign
The original word
yeter (יתר) — what remains, the leftover fragments of a life
Why it matters
These royal chronicles referenced in Kings are completely lost — not one copy survives
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What most readers miss in 1 Kings 15:31
This is the ancient equivalent of 'the rest is in the newspaper archives' — showing how quickly human achievement becomes footnotes
Common misconceptionPeople read this as boring bookkeeping, but it's actually haunting — a king's entire life reduced to 'isn't the rest written somewhere else?' It's asking: what will be left of YOUR story?
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 15:31
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 15:31 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 15:31 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include historical record, royal chronicles. Notable phrases: rest of the acts; book of chronicles.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same resting
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.”
— John 19:30
“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”
— Psalms 23:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfor…”
— Psalms 23:4
“"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."”
— Psalms 46:10
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