2 Kings 16:13He burnt his burnt offering and his meal offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, on the altar.
The setting
Jerusalem temple court, 735 BC. Ahaz performs elaborate sacrifices on his new Assyrian-style altar, mimicking proper worship while his heart serves foreign gods...
The emotion here: documenting hollow ritualism with sadness
The original word
olah (עֹלָה) — burnt offering, literally 'that which goes up' in smoke
Why it matters
These were the correct Hebrew sacrifices but offered on a pagan altar design
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 16:13
He's doing all the right religious actions but on the wrong altar — form without faith
Common misconceptionPeople see this as genuine worship because he's doing sacrifices. But doing religious things with the wrong heart or wrong foundation is actually rebellion against God.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 16:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 16:13 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sacrificial worship, religious ritual, offering variety. Notable phrases: burnt his burnt offering; meal offering; drink offering; peace offerings.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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