· Translation: KJV

2 Chronicles 30:12Also on Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Yahweh.

The setting

Jerusalem, 715 BC. The southern kingdom of Judah, modern-day Israel, experiences supernatural unity as God works in hearts during this historic Passover celebration...

The emotion here: awed at recording God's supernatural work in creating unity from division

The original word

yad (יָד) — the hand of God, divine intervention that creates what humans cannot accomplish

Why it matters

This was the first time since Solomon that north and south worshipped together in Jerusalem

Read with care

What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 30:12

The 'one heart' was a miracle — Judah had been suspicious and divided about accepting the northerners

Common misconceptionPeople think this unity was natural or inevitable, but it was a supernatural miracle — these groups had hated each other for generations.

Bible Genome reading

2 Chronicles 30:12 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraDivided Kingdom
Primary emotionworship
Literary typenarrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power70%
Quotability70%
Memorability60%
Crisis relevance30%
Standalone50%
Themes:unitydivine work

In context

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Open 2 Chronicles 30

2 Chronicles 30:12 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 70% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include unity, divine work. Notable phrases: hand of God; give them one heart.

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