1 Samuel 23:8Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1020 BC. A paranoid king transforms a personal vendetta into a national military campaign, summoning citizens to hunt one man...
The emotion here: horror at watching nation mobilize for civil war
The original word
milchamah (מִלְחָמָה) — formal war declaration, not just a manhunt
Why it matters
This was Israel's first civil war, citizen against citizen
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Samuel 23:8
Saul called this a holy war - regular people thought they were serving God
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just Saul's army hunting David. Actually, he convinced ordinary Israelites this was God's will - showing how authority can manipulate masses.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Samuel 23:8
Bible Genome reading
1 Samuel 23:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Samuel 23:8 comes from the book of 1 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, conflict. Notable phrases: Saul summoned all the people; to besiege David.
Emotionally similar
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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