2 Kings 10:11So Jehu struck all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, with all his great men, his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
The setting
Jezreel, northern Israel, ~841 BC. Blood flows through the palace courtyards as Jehu systematically eliminates every male heir and supporter of the Ahab dynasty...
The emotion here: recording divine judgment with solemn awe
The original word
nākāh (נָכָה) — to strike down, smite with deadly force
Why it matters
Jehu killed 70 sons of Ahab in one day, displaying their heads in baskets at the city gate
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 10:11
This wasn't random violence — it was the precise fulfillment of Elijah's prophecy from decades earlier
Common misconceptionPeople see this as brutal violence, but it was the fulfillment of a specific prophetic curse against a dynasty that had led Israel into Baal worship and killed God's prophets.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 10:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 10:11 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include complete destruction, divine judgment. Notable phrases: struck all that remained; left him none remaining.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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