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1 Chronicles 11:45 Explained in Context
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Verse 45. 45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “The warrior list includes tribal and foreign names.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 11:26–47
Read 1 Chronicles 11:45 with 11:26–47. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: A long catalogue names warriors from Judah, Benjamin, Transjordan, Ammonite, Hittite, Moabite, and other associations, including Uriah.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “The warrior list includes tribal and foreign names,” 1 Chronicles 11:45 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite.” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The roster expands David's strength beyond a few heroes and preserves people whose fuller stories can complicate royal memory. 1 Chronicles 11:20–25 has just established this prior movement: Abishai's combat feat and Benaiah's lethal exploits earn status, yet the catalogue preserves rank distinctions and Benaiah's guard command. Together those details explain why “The warrior list includes tribal and foreign names” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 11:26–47 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 11:26–47 forms the complete movement “The warrior list includes tribal and foreign names”: A long catalogue names warriors from Judah, Benjamin, Transjordan, Ammonite, Hittite, Moabite, and other associations, including Uriah.
Verse 26. 26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
Verse 27. 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Verse 28. 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite,
Verse 29. 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Verse 30. 30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Verse 31. 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Verse 32. 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Verse 33. 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
Verse 34. 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
Verse 35. 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
Verse 36. 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
Verse 37. 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
Verse 38. 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
Verse 39. 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
Verse 40. 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
Verse 41. 41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
Verse 42. 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Verse 43. 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
Verse 44. 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
Verse 45. 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
Verse 46. 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Verse 47. 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
What Remains True
Accounts of conflict must name agents, victims, land, loss, and literary judgment without converting ancient war into a modern command or ethnic hostility. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: A long catalogue names warriors from Judah, Benjamin, Transjordan, Ammonite, Hittite, Moabite, and other associations, including Uriah. In 1 Chronicles 11:45, the concrete line “Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite.” When reading conflict or making public decisions, distinguish description from command, count human cost, protect noncombatants, reject ethnic generalization, and pursue accountable noncoercive action. This response follows from the unit's own movement: A long catalogue names warriors from Judah, Benjamin, Transjordan, Ammonite, Hittite, Moabite, and other associations, including Uriah.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 1 Chronicles 11:26–47, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 11:26–47
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NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 11:26–47, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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