2 Chronicles 18:3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?" He answered him, "I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war."
The setting
Samaria, Israel, ~853 BC. After the feast, Ahab proposes recapturing Ramoth-Gilead from Syria. Jehoshaphat immediately agrees without seeking God's guidance...
The emotion here: grieved at witnessing a godly king's moment of fatal compromise
The original word
kāmōkā (כמוך) — as you are, complete identification and unity
Why it matters
Ramoth-Gilead was a Levitical city of refuge that Israel had lost to Syria
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 18:3
Jehoshaphat pledged total unity with an idolatrous king before consulting God
Common misconceptionPeople think Jehoshaphat was being loyal, but he promised total identification with an enemy of God without even praying about it first.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 18:3
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 18:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 18:3 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Ahab and Jehoshaphat. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include loyalty, alliance, commitment. Notable phrases: I am as you are; my people as your people.
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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