2 Kings 25:26All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
The setting
Judah, ~586 BC. After Gedaliah's assassination, terrified survivors pack what they can carry. Modern-day Israel/Palestine and West Bank area.
The emotion here: recording the final collapse of everything Israel represented
The original word
yārē' (יָרֵא) — paralyzing dread, not just concern but terror that controls your actions
Why it matters
Egypt had been Judah's traditional enemy, yet desperation drove them there
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 25:26
These weren't just any people - 'small and great' means everyone from peasants to nobility fled together
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just another military defeat, but this was the complete end of the Davidic kingdom - 400 years of God's promises seemingly broken.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 25:26
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 25:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 25:26 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear, exile, displacement. Notable phrases: all the people arose; afraid of the Chaldeans.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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