And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.
WEB
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
YLT
and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah--and he hath slain me!'
DBT
And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile