2 Chronicles 29:9For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
The setting
Jerusalem, 715 BC. Hezekiah points to empty homes where families once lived before Assyrian raids scattered them across the empire, now modern-day Iraq and Iran...
The emotion here: crushed by the human cost of spiritual negligence
The original word
shebi (שְׁבִי) — captivity, but literally 'led away as spoils of war'
Why it matters
Assyrian policy deliberately scattered conquered peoples to prevent rebellion — families were intentionally broken up
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:9
The repetition 'sons and daughters and wives' emphasizes no one was spared — entire family units destroyed
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the military defeat, but Hezekiah is saying the real tragedy is that faithful worship could have prevented this family devastation.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:9
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:9 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 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include loss, family suffering. Notable phrases: fathers have fallen by the sword; sons and daughters; wives are in captivity.
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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