1 Chronicles 1:46

And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

The verse stands among the Bible's long lists of names that record the succession of rulers and the names of cities, here noting that after Husham died Hadad the son of Bedad reigned in his place, that he struck Midian in the field of Moab, and that his city was called Avith. Those genealogical and historical details preserve the origins and distribution of peoples. They can interest scholars, while the Bible also contains spiritual truth.

The verse is fully inspired, no less inspired than the twenty-third Psalm, and is to be accepted as part of God's word that is needed to furnish people fully, even when its purpose or its use for spiritual growth is not clear. As part of a genealogy, it shows that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.