And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
and Hadad dieth, and reign in his stead doth Samlah from Masrekah;
And Hadad died; and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
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Adam was the common father of our flesh, Abraham the common father of the faithful. By the breach which the former made of the covenant of innocency, we were all made miserable; by the covenant of grace made with the latter, we all are, or may be, made happy. We all are, by nature, the seed of Adam, branches of that wild olive.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
