2 Chronicles 29:24and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
The setting
Jerusalem, 715 BC. Temple altar. Blood from the sin offering covers the altar as priests make atonement for both Judah and the exiled northern tribes of Israel...
The emotion here: recording with wonder at this moment of national unity through sacrifice
The original word
kāphar (כָּפַר) — to cover completely, make atonement by covering sin
Why it matters
Hezekiah included 'all Israel' even though the northern kingdom had been conquered 6 years earlier
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:24
This wasn't just for Judah — Hezekiah was claiming to represent the entire divided nation
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just religious ritual, but Hezekiah was politically reunifying a divided nation through shared worship — something that wouldn't happen again until Jesus.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:24
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:24 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 worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include atonement, national restoration, kingship. Notable phrases: make atonement for all Israel; king commanded.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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