2 Chronicles 23:12When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of Yahweh:
The setting
Jerusalem, ~835 BC. Queen Athaliah, who murdered her own grandchildren to seize power, hears the sounds of celebration from her palace. She rushes to the temple to find the 7-year-old she thought was dead being crowned king. Modern-day Israel.
The emotion here: chronicler recording with dramatic tension, knowing Athaliah's end approaches
The original word
qol (קוֹל) — voice, sound, noise - here the sound of her downfall
Why it matters
Athaliah was the only woman to rule Judah as queen, and she nearly ended David's bloodline
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 23:12
She came running because she recognized the sound of coronation celebrations - she knew exactly what it meant
Common misconceptionThis seems like she was just curious about noise, but she knew immediately that the joyful sounds meant her reign was over and her life was in danger.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 23:12 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 23:12 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include opposition exposed, truth revealed, evil confronted. Notable phrases: Athaliah heard; noise of the people; praising the king.
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— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
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