2 Kings 13:2He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he didn't depart from it.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~814 BC. King Jehoahaz continues the idolatrous worship system established 200 years earlier in Dan and Bethel, modern-day northern Israel...
The emotion here: recording with solemn disappointment
The original word
chata (חָטָא) — to miss the mark, like an archer whose arrow falls short
Why it matters
The golden calves Jeroboam made were still standing after 200 years of kings
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 13:2
This isn't just personal sin — he's maintaining a corrupt religious system that traps an entire nation
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about personal morality, but Jeroboam's sin was creating an alternative worship system to keep people from going to Jerusalem. It was political control through false religion.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 13:2
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 13:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 13:2 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 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include disobedience, sin pattern, divine judgment. Notable phrases: evil in the sight of Yahweh; sins of Jeroboam; didn't depart.
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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