Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsMoreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
and they do not reckon with the men into whose hand they give the money to give to those doing the work, for in faithfulness they are dealing.
And they did not reckon with the men into whose hand they gave the money to be bestowed on workmen; for they dealt faithfully.
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