2 Kings 10:29However from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin, Jehu didn't depart from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~841 BC. Jehu has violently purged Baal worship but kept the golden calves at Bethel and Dan, modern-day Israel/Lebanon border...
The emotion here: disappointed frustration at recording incomplete reformation
The original word
sûr (סוּר) — to turn aside, depart from a path
Why it matters
The golden calves were state-sponsored worship centers designed to prevent pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 10:29
Jehu eliminated foreign gods but kept the 'Hebrew' idols for political reasons
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about religious ritual, but it's about political compromise. Jehu kept the calves because eliminating them meant losing control over his people's worship locations.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 10:29
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 10:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 10:29 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include incomplete obedience, persistent sin, compromise. Notable phrases: didn't depart from; golden calves.
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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