2 Kings 6:11The heart of the king of Syria was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, "Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?"
The setting
Damascus, Syria, ~850 BC. King Ben-Hadad paces his war room, furious that every military ambush fails. He suspects a spy among his inner circle in what is now modern Damascus, Syria.
The emotion here: chronicling the fear of a king losing his strategic advantage
The original word
nābōn (נָבוֹן) — deeply troubled, stirred up with anxiety and rage
Why it matters
Ben-Hadad II ruled Syria during constant border warfare with Israel, making these intelligence leaks potentially kingdom-ending
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 6:11
This king is experiencing what modern military calls 'operational security nightmare'—every classified plan is somehow known to the enemy
Common misconceptionPeople read this as workplace drama, but it's about a pagan king encountering the omniscience of Israel's God—something totally outside his worldview.
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Verses that echo 2 Kings 6:11
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 6:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 6:11 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Syrian_king. 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 suspicion, betrayal, leadership crisis. Notable phrases: heart was very troubled; which of us is for the king.
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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