2 Chronicles 6:28"If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is;
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~950 BC. Solomon lists every disaster that could befall Israel - famine, disease, crop failure, enemy siege. He's essentially creating a disaster preparedness prayer for a nation that will face all of these within 400 years.
The emotion here: anxious foresight of a king who knows hard times are inevitable
The original word
deber (דֶּבֶר) — pestilence, but specifically epidemic disease that spreads rapidly through populations
Why it matters
Ancient Israel experienced frequent locust swarms that could devour an entire harvest in hours, leaving nothing but bare ground
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 6:28
This isn't hypothetical - Solomon is preparing for disasters he knows are coming based on covenant warnings
Common misconceptionModern readers think Solomon is being overly dramatic, but he's actually being prophetic - Israel would face every single disaster he lists here.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 6:28 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 6:28 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 anxious, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include natural disasters, warfare, human vulnerability. Notable phrases: famine in the land; pestilence; blight or mildew; enemies besiege. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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