2 Chronicles 29:29When they had made an end of offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~715 BC. King Hezekiah and nobles fall prostrate on stone floors as the last sacrifice burns, overwhelmed by God's presence...
The emotion here: recording a sacred moment with hushed reverence
The original word
shāchah (שָׁחָה) — to bow down prostrate, face to the ground in complete submission
Why it matters
Hezekiah was only 25 years old when he reopened the temple his father had closed
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:29
The king bowed WITH everyone else - no special platform or throne, just equality before God
Common misconceptionPeople think the king had special privileges in worship, but here he's on his knees like everyone else - true worship erases social hierarchy.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:29
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:29 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 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include humble worship, completion, reverent conclusion. Notable phrases: bowed themselves and worshiped; king and all present.
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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