Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s household within.
WEB
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.
YLT
and he calleth the gatekeepers, and they declare to the house of the king within.
DBT
And the porters cried [it] and told [it] to the king's house within.
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