1 Kings 15:29It happened that, as soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam: he didn't leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him; according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
The setting
Northern Israel, 909 BC. Baasha systematically executes every male descendant of Jeroboam, fulfilling the prophet Ahijah's words spoken decades earlier...
The emotion here: documenting divine justice with trembling reverence
The original word
shamad (שָׁמַד) — to destroy utterly, to annihilate completely
Why it matters
This fulfilled a specific prophecy given 22 years earlier when Jeroboam's son was sick
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 15:29
The phrase 'any who breathed' emphasizes the complete fulfillment of God's word
Common misconceptionMany think God is cruel for destroying whole families, but this was judgment on a dynasty that led an entire nation into idol worship for over 20 years.
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 15:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 15:29 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, royal succession. Notable phrases: struck all the house; didn't leave any who breathed.
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Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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