And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.
and his allowance--a continual allowance--hath been given to him from the king, the matter of a day in its day, all days of his life.
and his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
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