2 Kings 14:24He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh: he didn't depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
The setting
Northern Israel, 793 BC. Despite military success and economic prosperity, Jeroboam II continues the golden calf worship established 200 years earlier in Dan and Bethel...
The emotion here: weary disappointment at recording yet another king's spiritual failure
The original word
ra' (רע) — evil, but specifically moral corruption that spreads like infection
Why it matters
The 'sins of Jeroboam' became a technical term used 22 times in Kings for idolatry
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 14:24
This wasn't new sin - he was deliberately continuing a 200-year-old rebellion
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about personal sins, but it's about institutionalized rebellion - like a CEO continuing corrupt company policies for 200 years.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 14:24
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 14:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 14:24 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 commanding. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include moral failure, persistent sin. Notable phrases: evil in the sight of Yahweh; sins of Jeroboam.
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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