And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
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4 additional translationsAnd Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year,
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
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