2 Kings 5:25But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, "Where did you come from, Gehazi?" He said, "Your servant went nowhere."
The setting
Samaria, Israel, ~850 BC. Gehazi returns to Elisha's house after secretly chasing Naaman for gifts, lying about needing silver and clothes for visiting prophets.
The emotion here: nervous guilt trying to maintain composure
The original word
halak (הלך) — went, but implies a deliberate journey with purpose
Why it matters
Prophets' servants often lived in communal houses and shared everything
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 5:25
Elisha asks WHERE he went, not IF he went — prophets had supernatural insight
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about a minor lie, but Gehazi had just accepted payment in God's name for a miracle he didn't perform — essentially selling God's grace.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 5:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 5:25 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 anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include confrontation, lying. Notable phrases: where did you come from; your servant went nowhere.
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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