Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
WEB
So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
YLT
And the days that Jehu hath reigned over Israel are twenty and eight years, in Samaria.
DBT
Now the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC