Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
And Hazael king of Aram hath oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz,
And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
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