2 Kings 6:24-25
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)
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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
2 Kings 6:24-25
New International Version
Famine in Besieged Samaria
24 Some time later, Ben-Hadad(A) king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege(B) to Samaria. 25 There was a great famine(C) in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels[a] of silver, and a quarter of a cab[b] of seed pods[c](D) for five shekels.[d]
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 6:25 That is, about 2 pounds or about 920 grams
- 2 Kings 6:25 That is, probably about 1/4 pound or about 100 grams
- 2 Kings 6:25 Or of doves’ dung
- 2 Kings 6:25 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
Lamentations 4:9-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
ט Tet
9 Those slain by the sword are better off
than those slain by hunger,
who waste away, pierced with pain
because the fields lack produce.
י Yod
10 The hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;(A)
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.(B)
Lamentations 4:9-10
New International Version
9 Those killed by the sword are better off
than those who die of famine;(A)
racked with hunger, they waste away
for lack of food from the field.(B)
10 With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,(C)
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
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