2 Chronicles 25:16It happened, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, "Have we made you one of the king's counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" Then the prophet stopped, and said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel."
The setting
Jerusalem, ~790 BC. King Amaziah has just defeated Edom but brought back their gods. A prophet confronts him in the royal court, and Amaziah explodes with rage, threatening to kill God's messenger. Modern Israel, Jerusalem.
The emotion here: furious at being corrected publicly
The original word
yāʿaṣ (יועץ) — counselor, advisor; someone who gives strategic guidance
Why it matters
Kings often had official court prophets on payroll, but this was likely an independent prophet
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 25:16
The prophet's response is cut off mid-sentence, showing he was silenced by the king's threat
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows we should never listen to criticism, but Amaziah was specifically rejecting God's word, not human opinion. The tragedy is he's silencing divine warning.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 25:16
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 25:16 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 25:16 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Amaziah. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rejection of counsel, pride, threatened violence. Notable phrases: Have we made you counselor; Stop; Why should you be struck down. This verse contains a command.
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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