2 Chronicles 10:18Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~930 BC. King Rehoboam sends his forced labor chief to restore order. The crowd erupts, stones fly, and the king flees in terror to Jerusalem...
The emotion here: recording horrific violence with historical precision
The original word
saqal (סָקַל) — to stone to death, public execution by mob
Why it matters
Hadoram represented the hated forced labor system that built Solomon's temple and palaces
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 10:18
Rehoboam was so out of touch he sent the most hated official to calm an angry mob
Common misconceptionPeople think Hadoram was innocent, but he was the chief enforcer of a brutal labor system that worked people to death building Solomon's projects.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 10:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 10:18 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. 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 rebellion, violence. Notable phrases: stoned him to death.
Emotionally similar
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— 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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