Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.
So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
and he goeth in and shutteth the door upon them both, and prayeth unto Jehovah.
And he went in and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to Jehovah.
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