And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,
WEB
Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
YLT
And he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he is at the shepherds' shearing-house in the way,
DBT
And he rose up and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shepherds' meeting-place on the way,
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