2 Kings 15:14Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
The setting
Samaria, Israel (modern-day West Bank), ~738 BC. Palace coup as Menahem storms from Tirzah to seize the throne through murder...
The emotion here: grim determination to record Israel's violent spiral
The original word
nākāh (נָכָה) — to strike down, smite with deadly force
Why it matters
Shallum had only reigned one month before being murdered - shortest reign in Israel's history
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 15:14
This was a military coup - Menahem came 'from Tirzah' with armed forces
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just ancient history, but it shows how quickly nations can descend into cycles of political violence when they abandon God's justice.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 15:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 15:14 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 urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include violence, usurpation. Notable phrases: struck; killed.
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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