And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken thou not, neither consent.
WEB
And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”
YLT
And all the elders and all the people say unto him, `Do not hearken, nor consent.'
DBT
And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not, nor consent.
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