And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.
As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”
and he causeth the cry to pass over through the camp, at the going in of the sun, saying, `Each unto his city, and each unto his land.'
And there went the cry throughout the host at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!
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