2 Chronicles 6:24"If your people Israel be struck down before the enemy, because they have sinned against you, and shall turn again and confess your name, and pray and make supplication before you in this house;
The setting
Jerusalem, ~960 BC. Solomon dedicates the massive temple before thousands. He's anticipating future disasters when Israel will face military defeat. Modern location: Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: prophetic dread while celebrating triumph
The original word
nakah (נָכָה) — to strike down, defeat utterly in battle
Why it matters
Solomon built the temple using 70,000 carriers and 80,000 stonecutters over 7 years
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 6:24
This is prophetic — Solomon is predicting Israel's future defeats while dedicating their greatest victory monument
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about personal sin, but Solomon is establishing a national protocol for when Israel faces military defeat as divine judgment.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 6:24
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 6:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 6:24 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include repentance, defeat, confession. Notable phrases: struck down before the enemy; turn again and confess; pray. This verse is a prayer.
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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