2 Chronicles 28:13and said to them, "You shall not bring in the captives here: for you purpose that which will bring on us a trespass against Yahweh, to add to our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel."
The setting
Samaria, 735 BC. Israelite soldiers return from defeating Judah with 200,000 captives. A prophet confronts the victorious army in modern-day West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: righteous anger mixed with desperation
The original word
asham (אָשָׁם) — guilt offering, bearing responsibility for wrongdoing
Why it matters
This was during the Syro-Ephraimite War when Israel allied with Syria against Assyria
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 28:13
These captives were their own relatives — fellow descendants of Abraham
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about foreign enemies, but Israel was enslaving their own brothers from Judah — imagine Americans enslaving Canadians.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 28:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 28:13 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Ephraim leaders. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include righteousness, moral courage, sin avoidance. Notable phrases: trespass against Yahweh; add to our sins. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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