MANNAFEST

And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

And Jehovah spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

WEB

And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,

YLT

And Jehovah speaketh by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,

DBT

And Jehovah spoke by his servants the prophets saying,

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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