Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
WEB
And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
YLT
And Menahem lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Pekahiah his son in his stead.
DBT
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
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