And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.
And they go to bury her, and have not found of her except the skull, and the feet, and the palms of the hands.
And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of the hands.
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