2 Kings 10:25It happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in, and kill them! Let none escape." They struck them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
The setting
Inside the Baal temple, Samaria, ~841 BC. The sacrifice ends. Jehu gives the signal. Soldiers storm in with swords. Screaming. Blood on temple stones. Within minutes, hundreds lie dead...
The emotion here: steely resolve mixed with revulsion at necessary violence
The original word
hereb (חֶרֶב) — sword; symbol of divine judgment and royal authority
Why it matters
This massacre eliminated Baal worship from Israel's northern kingdom for the remainder of its existence
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 10:25
The timing — Jehu waited until AFTER the sacrifice so all Baal worshippers would be gathered in one place
Common misconceptionModern readers see this as excessive, but Baal worship included child sacrifice — Jehu was stopping systematic murder of innocents, not persecuting different beliefs.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 10:25
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 10:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 10:25 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Jehu. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, violence, religious reform. Notable phrases: go in, and kill them. This verse contains a command.
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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