MANNAFEST

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

KJV

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ASV

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

WEB

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

YLT

At that time come up have servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city goeth into siege,

DBT

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

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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