2 Kings 6
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2 Kings 6:24-33

24And it came to pass after thisH310, that BenhadadH1130 kingH4428 of SyriaH758 gatheredH6908 all his armyH4264, and went upH5927, and besiegedH6696 SamariaH8111. 25And there was a greatH1419 famineH7458 in SamariaH8111: and, behold, they besiegedH6696 it, until a donkey’sH2543 headH7218 was sold for eightyH8084 pieces of silverH3701, and the fourth partH7255 of a cabH6894 of dove’s dungH1686H3123H2755 for fiveH2568 pieces of silverH3701. 26And as the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 was passing byH5674 upon the wallH2346, there criedH6817 a womanH802 to him, sayingH559, HelpH3467, my lordH113, O kingH4428. 27And he saidH559, If the LORDH3068 doth not helpH3467 thee, howH370 shall I helpH3467 thee? out of the barnfloorH1637, or out of the winepressH3342?1 28And the kingH4428 saidH559 to her, What aileth thee? And she answeredH559, This womanH802 saidH559 to me, GiveH5414 thy sonH1121, that we may eatH398 him to dayH3117, and we will eatH398 my sonH1121 to morrowH4279. 29So we boiledH1310 my sonH1121, and ateH398 him: and I saidH559 to her on the nextH312 dayH3117, GiveH5414 thy sonH1121, that we may eatH398 him: and she hath hidH2244 her sonH1121.2 30And it came to pass, when the kingH4428 heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of the womanH802, that he toreH7167 his clothesH899; and he passed byH5674 upon the wallH2346, and the peopleH5971 lookedH7200, and, behold, he had sackclothH8242 beneathH1004 upon his fleshH1320. 31Then he saidH559, GodH430 doH6213 so and moreH3254 also to me, if the headH7218 of ElishaH477 the sonH1121 of ShaphatH8202 shall standH5975 on him this dayH3117. 32But ElishaH477 satH3427 in his houseH1004, and the eldersH2205 satH3427 with him; and the king sentH7971 a manH376 from beforeH6440 him: but before the messengerH4397 cameH935 to him, he saidH559 to the eldersH2205, SeeH7200 ye how this sonH1121 of a murdererH7523 hath sentH7971 to take awayH5493 my headH7218? lookH7200, when the messengerH4397 comethH935, shutH5462 the doorH1817, and hold him fastH3905 at the doorH1817: is not the soundH6963 of his master’sH113 feetH7272 behindH310 him? 33And while he yet talkedH1696 with them, behold, the messengerH4397 came downH3381 to him: and he saidH559, Behold, this evilH7451 is from the LORDH3068; why should I waitH3176 for the LORDH3068 any longer?

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  1. 1. 2 Kings 6:27 If...: or, Let not the LORD save thee ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 6:29 next: Heb. other ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain