Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says: ‘About this time tomorrow at Samaria’s gate, six quarts[a] of fine flour will sell for a half ounce of silver[b] and twelve quarts[c] of barley will sell for a half ounce of silver.’”(A)

Then the captain, the king’s right-hand man,[d](B) responded to the man of God,(C) “Look, even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” (D)

Elisha announced, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”(E)

Now four men with a skin disease(F) were at the entrance to the city gate. They said to each other, “Why just sit here until we die?

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Footnotes

  1. 7:1 Lit a seah, also in vv. 16,18
  2. 7:1 Lit for a shekel, also in vv. 16,18
  3. 7:1 Lit two seahs, also in vv. 16,18
  4. 7:2 Lit captain, upon whose hand the king leaned, also in v. 17

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