2 Chronicles 28:25In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger Yahweh, the God of his fathers.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~735 BC. King Ahaz systematically builds pagan worship sites across every city in his kingdom, openly defying the God of his ancestors...
The emotion here: chronicling national disaster with grief
The original word
qāṭar (קָטַר) — to burn incense, creating smoke that rises to foreign gods
Why it matters
Archaeological evidence shows Judean high places from this period with Assyrian religious symbols
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 28:25
This wasn't private worship — Ahaz made it official state policy in EVERY city
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just personal apostasy, but Ahaz created a nationwide system of organized rebellion against God, affecting entire generations.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 28:25
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 28:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 28:25 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 angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include widespread apostasy, divine anger, systematic rebellion. Notable phrases: high places; provoked to anger Yahweh.
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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