2 Chronicles 8:13even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tents.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~945 BC. Throughout the year, King Solomon maintains the ancient festival calendar - Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles - exactly as Moses commanded 500 years earlier...
The emotion here: admiration for the king's faithful consistency amid overwhelming royal duties
The original word
miqra (מקרא) — appointed time, sacred assembly called by God
Why it matters
The three annual festivals required all Jewish men to travel to Jerusalem, making these massive international gatherings
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 8:13
This verse emphasizes 'as the duty of every day required' - Solomon maintained both daily AND seasonal rhythms of worship
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows legalistic rule-keeping, but Solomon voluntarily maintained 500-year-old traditions when he had absolute power to change them - it reveals his heart for continuity with God's people.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 8:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 8:13 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include regular worship, obedience to Law, ritual calendar. Notable phrases: duty of every day; commandment of Moses; Sabbaths; new moons; set feasts.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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