And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.
and Judah is smitten before Israel, and they flee each to his tent.
And Judah was routed before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
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