2 Chronicles 25:12other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.
The setting
Sela (Petra), ~796 BC. After defeating Edomites in battle, Judahite soldiers march 10,000 prisoners to a cliff and execute them by throwing them off. Modern-day Petra, Jordan.
The emotion here: documenting horrific events with moral unease about the brutality
The original word
natsats (נָצַץ) — to burst apart, to be dashed to pieces, violent destruction
Why it matters
This likely happened at Sela (Petra), where 400-foot cliffs provided natural execution sites
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 25:12
These weren't killed in battle heat - they were marched as prisoners to a specific location for mass execution
Common misconceptionPeople assume God approved this mass execution, but Scripture records it without endorsing it - this brutality later led to Amaziah's downfall and assassination.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 25:12
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 25:12 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 25:12 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include cruelty, excess violence, moral failure. Notable phrases: cast them down from the top of the rock.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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