2 Chronicles 30:14They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~715 BC. The Kidron Valley east of the Temple Mount. Crowds of people are physically destroying pagan altars and carrying the pieces down to the brook to dispose of them permanently.
The emotion here: documenting decisive action with approval
The original word
sûr (סוּר) — to turn aside, remove completely, not just hide or relocate
Why it matters
The Kidron brook was Jerusalem's traditional place for disposing of ritually unclean items - even King Asa burned his grandmother's Asherah pole there
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 30:14
They didn't just remove the altars - they physically carried them to running water to ensure complete disposal
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just the religious leaders cleaning up, but verse 13 shows it was the ordinary people who took initiative to destroy these altars.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 30:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 30:14 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 deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include purification, reform. Notable phrases: took away the altars; cast them into the brook Kidron.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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