MANNAFEST

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

KJV

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ASV

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

WEB

Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.

YLT

And Shallum son of Jabesh conspireth against him, and smiteth him before the people, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.

DBT

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

2 KingsTwo 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

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