2 Chronicles 28:8The children of Israel carried away captive of their brothers two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
The setting
Samaria, ~735 BC. Israelite soldiers march home with their own relatives as prisoners — children, women, elderly. The spoil includes temple treasures...
The emotion here: recording unspeakable family tragedy
The original word
šābāh (שָׁבָה) — to take captive, carry away as prisoners of war
Why it matters
The captives were marched 50 miles north to Samaria in the scorching heat
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 28:8
These weren't foreign enemies — verse calls them 'their brothers' being enslaved
Common misconceptionMost people read this as foreign invasion, but the Hebrew clearly states these are 'brothers' — it's civil war, with Israelites enslaving their own relatives from Judah.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 28:8
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 28:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 28:8 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include captivity, family separation. Notable phrases: two hundred thousand; women, sons, and daughters.
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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