Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
WEB
So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
YLT
And he goeth on in another way, and hath not turned back in the way in which he came in unto Beth-El.
DBT
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he had come to Bethel.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile