And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
And Shallum son of Jabesh conspireth against him, and smiteth him before the people, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
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