2 Chronicles 22:6He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
The setting
Jezreel, ~841 BC. King Ahaziah travels north to visit his wounded uncle Joram, who is recovering from battle injuries. Modern-day northern Israel, Jezreel Valley.
The emotion here: building suspense toward the inevitable tragic convergence
The original word
rāpā' (רָפָא) — to heal, restore health, but ironically both kings will die during this 'healing' visit
Why it matters
Jezreel was Ahab and Jezebel's winter palace - the site of Naboth's vineyard murder
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 22:6
This compassionate visit to check on wounded family becomes the trap that kills them both
Common misconceptionThis seems like a nice family visit, but the chronicler is setting up the moment when Jehu arrives and kills both kings - the visit becomes a death trap.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 22:6
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 22:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 22:6 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 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include injury, recovery. Notable phrases: returned to be healed; wounds.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“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…”
— Acts 26:14
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