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2 Kings 6:24-26
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 6:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 Sometime later, Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, assembled his whole army and he went up and laid siege to Samaria. 25 There was a terrible famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege until a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
26 [a]As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord, O king.”
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- 2 Kings 6:26 The king of Israel was aware of the extreme measures that the famine in Samaria had wrought (i.e., women eating their children). He knew that it was a result of the people’s unfaithfulness to the true God and was predicted in Deut 28:49-57.
2 Kings 6:24-26
New International Version
2 Kings 6:24-26
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]
26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
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
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