And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
WEB
Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
YLT
And he saith, `Where is this--the way we go up?' and he saith, `The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
DBT
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.
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