But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
and now, bring to me a minstrel; and it hath been, at the playing of the minstrel, that the hand of Jehovah is on him,
And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him.
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