2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel Beth Maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
The setting
Northern Israel, 732 BC. Assyrian war machine systematically conquers territory. Modern-day northern Israel and southern Lebanon under siege...
The emotion here: chronicling horror with heavy heart
The original word
galah (גלה) — to uncover, expose, carry away into exile
Why it matters
Tiglath-pileser III deported 13,520 Israelites according to his own records
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 15:29
These weren't random raids — this was systematic ethnic cleansing
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just ancient history, but these were real families watching their children taken away forever. This isn't about kingdoms — it's about genocide.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 15:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 15:29 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include invasion, judgment, foreign oppression. Notable phrases: Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria; took; cities captured.
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