They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThey took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
Then the scouts took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”
And they take two chariot-horses, and the king sendeth after the camp of Aram, saying, `Go, and see.'
And they took two chariots with their horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
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