Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
but the man of God went back with him, ate bread in his house, and drank water.
And he turneth back with him, and eateth bread in his house, and drinketh water.
Then he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
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