Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
WEB
So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
YLT
And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,
DBT
And he went with them. And they came to the Jordan and cut down the trees.
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