Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.
Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
And she saddleth the ass, and saith unto her young man, `Lead, and go, do not restrain riding for me, except I have said so to thee.'
Then she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Drive and go forward; slack not the riding for me, except I bid thee.
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