MANNAFEST

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

KJV

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4 additional translations
ASV

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

WEB

So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

YLT

And Sennacherib king of Asshur journeyeth, and goeth, and turneth back, and dwelleth in Nineveh;

DBT

And Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and abode at Nineveh.

About this book

Old Testament

2 KingsTwo 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

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