"And they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day," 1 Chronicles 5:25-26, NKJV. #StirredUpThe scriptures speak of moments in time when the Lord will stir up the spirit of men; it can be by the Holy spirit on an individual or group of people to perform a work set forth before them, or even a stirring up of the enemy against the people of God when they have become disobedient.
"The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea; also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the records are ancient. These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work," 1 Chronicles 4:21-23, NKJV. #Ancient RecordsThe records of events and genealogies recorded in the scriptures are so old, that some of the ancient writings reference even older volumes, which are listed as coming from deep within the annuals of long forgotten history; many books mentioned in the bible are only found in part, have yet to be discovered or no longer exist.
"Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah," 1 Chronicles 3:1-3, NKJV. #DavidsSonsWhile it is true that David had many sons, being the "son of David" was a title conferred upon those of the "house of David" and especially of those with a direct lineage; it was also used as a designation for the Messiah, Jesus Christ, whose earthly bloodline could be traced back to the king.
"Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama," 1 Chronicles 2:34-41, NKJV. #EgyptianConnectionFrom the very beginning of recorded history to this very day, the relationship between Israel and Egypt has been a close one; each nation shared husbands and wives, servants, fled into and out of their respective lands across the border (as did the family of Jesus), and blended into each other's cultures so much so that the scriptures say often, it was hard telling them apart.
"The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan," 1 Chronicles 1:17-19, NKJV. #DividedEarthIn the scriptures, God opened up, split apart or divided the earth on many different occasions and to various degrees; it often, but not always, resulted from earthquakes, which tore apart cities, by His hand to strike a specific area and even on a grand scale, which separated continents.
Numbers 16:30-34, Luke 16:24-26 and Revelation 16:17-19.
"Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers," 2 Kings 25:11-12, NKJV. #TakenCaptiveDuring ancient times, after defeat in war, it was not uncommon for a nation to have its possessions and often its people taken away captive to another country; in the scriptures, prophets were usually given a word by God ahead of time concerning who it would happen to, the reasons why and when it would take place.
"Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon," 2 Kings 24:18-20, NKJV. #CastingOutThe act of casting out individual persons, demonic beings or even an entire nation from the presence of God is a common theme throughout the scriptures; there is a certain finality in His decision to expel, where the activities which once were conducted there now immediately forever cease to exist.