And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?
WEB
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
YLT
And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What is this--ye have turned back!'
DBT
And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?
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