2 Kings 6:24

2 Kings 6:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward Ben-hadad king of Syria mustered his entire army and went up and besieged Samaria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.

Context of 2 Kings 6:24

22But he answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set bread and water before them, so that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.” 23So he provided a large feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel. Now it came about after this, that Ben-hadad the king of Aram gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. 25So there was a severe famine in Samaria; and behold, they kept besieging it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver. 26And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, “Help, my lord the king!”

2 Kings 6:24 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֕עַל וַיָּ֖צַר עַל־שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• Now it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• thisכֵּןkên · soH3651
• Ben-hadadבֶּן־הֲדַדben-hădad · Ben-hadadH1130
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his armyמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• and wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and besiegedצוּרtsûr · to confineH6696
• and besiegedעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111

Cross-references for 2 Kings 6:24

• 2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years.
• 2 Kings 18:9Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
• 2 Kings 25:1Now in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it, and built a siege wall all around it.
• Deuteronomy 28:52And it will besiege you in all your towns until your high and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout your land, and it will besiege you in all your towns throughout your land which the Lord your God has given you.
• 1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, gathered all his army, and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
• 1 Kings 22:31Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two commanders of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with the small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”
• Ecclesiastes 9:14there was a small city with few men in it, and a great king came to it, surrounded it, and constructed large siegeworks against it.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24After this - Perhaps some years after - when the miracle and the kind treatment were alike forgotten.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-33Verses 24-33 Learn to value plenty, and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is, when in time of famine it is so freely parted with for any thing that is eatable! The language of Jehoram to the woman may be the language of despair. See the word of God fulfilled; among the threatenings of God's judgments upon Israel for their sins, this was one, that they should eat the flesh of their own children, De 28:53-57. The truth and the awful justice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25The famine was so severe that people ate and sold normally forbidden foods at high prices. For example, donkey meat was forbidden in the laws about unclean foods (Leviticus 11:1–7). Dove's dung might have been a type of wild vegetable, but during sieges, people sometimes ate dung (Isaiah 36:12). The dove's dung might also have been used as fuel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Ben-hadad ... besieged Samaria--This was the predicted accomplishment of the result of Ahab's foolish and misplaced kindness (1Ki 20:42).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 6:24

• Armies
• Israel
• Samaria
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• Samaria
• Syria
• Band
• Elisha
• Jehoram
• Send
• Benhadad
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoash; Joash

Commentaries on 2 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings