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2 Kings 6:25-27
Names of God Bible
2 Kings 6:25-27
Names of God Bible
25 The shortages caused by the blockade of Samaria became so severe that a donkey’s head sold for two pounds of silver and a half-pint of dove[a] manure for two ounces of silver.
26 As the king of Israel was walking on the city wall, a woman cried to him, “Help me, Your Majesty!”
27 He answered, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, how can I help you? I can’t give you something from the threshing floor[b] or the winepress.”
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- 2 Kings 6:25 Or “pigeon.”
- 2 Kings 6:27 A threshing floor is an outdoor area where grain is separated from its husks.
2 Kings 6:25-27
New International Version
2 Kings 6:25-27
New International Version
25 There was a great famine(A) 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](B) 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!”
27 The king replied, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”
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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