And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
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4 additional translationsAnd the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.
So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man ofGod told him and warned him of, and he was on his guard there. [That took place] not once, nor twice.
About this book
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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