2 Chronicles 10:2It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon), that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
The setting
Egypt, ~930 BC. Jeroboam, the exiled rebel leader, gets news of Solomon's death. He's been hiding under Pharaoh Shishak's protection. Modern-day Egypt.
The emotion here: recording the return of trouble with growing dread
The original word
barach (בָּרַח) — to flee in terror, not casual departure but desperate escape
Why it matters
Egypt was actively working to destabilize Israel by harboring Solomon's enemies
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 10:2
Jeroboam didn't just 'return' — he was summoned back by conspirators already plotting
Common misconceptionPeople think Jeroboam just heard the news and decided to return, but he was actually summoned by northern tribes already planning rebellion.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 10:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 10:2 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 anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include opposition, return from exile, conflict. Notable phrases: Jeroboam heard; fled from Solomon.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
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“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
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