And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.
WEB
“My head! My head!” he complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
YLT
and he saith unto his father, `My head, my head;' and he saith unto the young man, `Bear him unto his mother;'
DBT
And he said to his father, My head, my head! And he said to the servant, Carry him to his mother.
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