Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsTherefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.
And he sent thither horses and chariots, and a great host, and they came by night and surrounded the city.
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