2 Chronicles 26:10He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved farming.
The setting
Judean wilderness and coastal plains, ~760 BC. Uzziah's crews dig cisterns and build watchtowers across his expanding territory. Modern Israel's Negev Desert and coastal regions.
The emotion here: impressed by comprehensive economic planning
The original word
miḥṣāb (מִחְצָב) — hewn cistern, carved from solid rock to store rainwater
Why it matters
Uzziah controlled the lucrative trade routes to Egypt and Arabia through these wilderness outposts
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 26:10
The text cuts off mid-sentence — it should end 'in the fruitful fields'
Common misconceptionThis looks like random farming, but Uzziah was building a military-economic empire — the livestock fed his army, the towers protected trade routes.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 26:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 26:10 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 growing, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include development, prosperity. Notable phrases: built towers; dug out many cisterns; much livestock.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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