2 Chronicles 29:6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs.
The setting
Jerusalem temple courtyard, 715 BC. Hezekiah's voice breaks as he names what everyone knows but no one has said: his father Ahaz desecrated everything sacred. The priests nod grimly — they lived through it. Jerusalem, Israel...
The emotion here: grief-stricken but courageously truth-telling
The original word
ma'al (מעל) — to act treacherously, break faith, commit sacrilege against covenant
Why it matters
Ahaz had actually sacrificed his own son (Hezekiah's brother) to pagan gods and melted down temple treasures to pay tribute to Assyria
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:6
Hezekiah is publicly confessing his own FATHER'S sins — this took tremendous courage in a honor-shame culture where you never dishonored family
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about taking blame for others' sins, but Hezekiah is actually BREAKING the cycle by naming the truth. Silence protects dysfunction; confession breaks it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:6
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:6 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Hezekiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include confession, sin. Notable phrases: our fathers have trespassed; done that which was evil; forsaken him.
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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