Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Jehovah spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,
And Jehovah speaketh by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,
And Jehovah spoke by his servants the prophets saying,
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