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2 Kings 6:24-26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 6:24-26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 Some time later, King Ben-hadad(A) of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up to besiege Samaria. 25 So there was a great famine(B) in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels,[a] and a cup[b] of dove’s dung[c] sold for five silver shekels.[d](C)
26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help!”
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- 2 Kings 6:25 About 2 pounds of silver
- 2 Kings 6:25 Lit a fourth of a kab
- 2 Kings 6:25 Or seedpods, or wild onions
- 2 Kings 6:25 About 2 ounces of silver
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