And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;
WEB
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
YLT
and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon cometh against the city, and his servants are laying siege to it,
DBT
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, while his servants were besieging it.
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