MANNAFEST

So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

KJV

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ASV

Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

WEB

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.

YLT

and they seize the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak with him--judgment.

DBT

And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon unto Riblah; and they pronounced judgment upon him,

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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