2 Chronicles 25:24He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
The setting
Jerusalem temple and palace, Israel, ~790 BC. Israelite soldiers strip the temple of David and Solomon's treasures while taking Judean nobles as human insurance policies back to Samaria...
The emotion here: documenting complete national plundering with deep sadness
The original word
kelî (כלי) — vessels, implements, everything useful from cups to ceremonial items
Why it matters
Obed-Edom was the Levite family responsible for temple treasures since David's time
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 25:24
Taking hostages meant families were torn apart as security for future good behavior
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the gold and silver loss, but the real tragedy was the hostages - real people taken from their families as human collateral.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 25:24
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 25:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 25:24 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include plunder, temple desecration, loss. Notable phrases: house of God; treasures; Obed-Edom.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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