And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there.
WEB
One day Elisha came to visit and went to his upper room to lie down.
YLT
And the day cometh, that he cometh in thither, and turneth aside unto the upper chamber, and lieth there,
DBT
And it came to pass on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the upper chamber, and lay there.
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