And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, `What--we are sitting here till we have died;
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?
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