1 Chronicles 12:10 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 12:10 mean?

1 Chronicles 12:10 lists two men, Mishmannah as the fourth and Jeremiah as the fifth, in a sequence of leaders or warriors. The verse is part of a larger list naming those who joined David at Ziklag when he was fleeing from Saul.

This verse is found in a section where the writer is recording the names and ranks of David’s supporters. The list highlights the order and importance of these men among David’s mighty warriors. The focus is on documenting who stood with David during a critical time in his life, showing the loyalty and organization of his followers.

Where else these words appear

“fifth” Hebrew H2549 · used in 44 verses

Genesis 1:23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Numbers 29:26 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
1 Chronicles 26:4 Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

“fourth” Hebrew H7243 · used in 54 verses

Genesis 1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
2 Samuel 3:4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
1 Chronicles 27:7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

“Jeremiah” Hebrew H3414 · used in 133 verses

2 Kings 23:31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Jeremiah 29:1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
Jeremiah 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.