Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
WEB
(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)
YLT
And in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab reign did Ahaziah over Judah.
DBT
(And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab had Ahaziah begun to reign over Judah.)
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