Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
So the water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water.
And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with 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