Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.
They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
and bring out the standing-pillars of the house of Baal, and burn them,
and brought forth the columns out of the house of Baal, and burned them;
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