MANNAFEST

Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

KJV

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ASV

Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

WEB

Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.

YLT

`Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and their land,

DBT

Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

About this book

Old Testament

2 KingsTwo 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

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