2 Chronicles 25:27Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Yahweh they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.
The setting
Lachish, Israel, ~767 BC. King Amaziah, having fled 30 miles from Jerusalem, is cornered and murdered by assassins sent by his own people...
The emotion here: recording tragic inevitability with moral lesson
The original word
qāshar (קָשַׁר) — to bind together in secret plot, conspiracy, treason
Why it matters
Lachish was a heavily fortified border city — even there, Amaziah couldn't escape
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 25:27
The conspiracy began when he 'turned away from following Yahweh' — spiritual rebellion led to political rebellion
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the political assassination, missing that the Chronicler traces it directly to spiritual apostasy — Amaziah's murder was the consequence of abandoning God first.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 25:27
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 25:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 25:27 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 30% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include apostasy, conspiracy, divine judgment. Notable phrases: turn away from following Yahweh; conspiracy against him; fled to Lachish.
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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