2 Chronicles 2:15"Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:
The setting
Tyre, Lebanon, ~960 BC. King Hiram's response to Solomon's request for materials and craftsmen. Modern-day Tyre, Lebanon.
The emotion here: shrewd but honorable in business negotiations
The original word
dabar (דבר) — word, promise, thing spoken that will be accomplished
Why it matters
Lebanon's cedars were so prized that ancient kings carved their names in them as trophies
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 2:15
Hiram immediately asks for payment upfront - this was serious international business, not charity
Common misconceptionPeople romanticize this as purely spiritual cooperation, but it was a hard-nosed international trade agreement with specific payment terms.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 2:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 2:15 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Hiram. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include trade agreements, provision. Notable phrases: wheat and barley; oil and wine. This verse contains a command.
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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