2 Chronicles 10:3They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
The setting
Shechem, Israel, ~930 BC. A tense political gathering. Jeroboam, the returned exile, stands with tribal representatives before the new king. Modern-day Nablus, West Bank.
The emotion here: documenting the moment when everything could have gone differently
The original word
qahal (קָהָל) — assembly, but specifically a covenant community gathering for serious business
Why it matters
This was likely the first time Jeroboam and Rehoboam had ever met face-to-face
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 10:3
The verb tense shows this was orchestrated — they 'sent and called' him before the meeting
Common misconceptionMost people think this was a spontaneous meeting, but the precise wording shows it was a carefully planned political confrontation.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 10:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 10:3 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 deciding, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include gathering, confrontation, unity. Notable phrases: they sent and called; Jeroboam and all Israel.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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