So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
WEB
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
YLT
and he giveth before them, and they eat and leave, according to the word of Jehovah.
DBT
And he set [it] before them, and they ate and left [thereof], according to the word of 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