MANNAFEST

And Nebuzar–adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

KJV

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ASV

And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

WEB

Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

YLT

and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,

DBT

And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah;

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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