But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBut they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
And they fear very greatly, and say, `Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand--we?'
And they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him; and how shall we stand?
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