Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:
WEB
For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
YLT
and many days are to Israel without a true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law,
DBT
Now for a long while Israel [was] without the trueGod, and without a teaching priest, and without law;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.
- Author
- The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
- Date
- Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC