1 Chronicles 12:5

Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a roster of warriors joining David, listing five specific men alongside their regional affiliations. 1 Chronicles 12:4–6 establishes this moment as a military muster where geographic and clan origins are explicitly noted for each group.

The words — הַ/חֲרוּפִֽי (ha./cha.ri.fi) translates literally as "the Haruphite," attaching a single hometown or clan designation to the final name in the list.

The thread — The text catalogs David’s supporters by pairing individual names with territorial or tribal markers, a structural pattern that runs through 1 Chronicles 12:4, 12:6, and other Davidic recruitment accounts.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to note how ancient military organization relied on documented local identity, and it asks the reader to track how these specific affiliations map onto the broader consolidation of David’s forces.

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The Hebrew words

אֶלְעוּזַ֤י'el.'u.ZaiEluzai וִירִימוֹת֙vi./ri.mOtand/ Jerimoth וּבְעַלְיָ֣הu./ve.'al.Yahand/ Bealiah וּשְׁמַרְיָ֔הוּu./she.mar.Ya.huand/ Shemariah וּשְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּu./she.fat.Ya.huand/ Shephatiah הַחֲרוּפִֽי׃ha./cha.ri.fithe/ Haruphite

King James Version

Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,

People named

BealiahEluzaiJerimothShemariahShephatiah