Elisha Promises Food

But Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord, (A)Tomorrow about this time a seah[a] of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel,[b] and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 7:1 A seah was about 7 quarts or 7.3 liters
  2. 2 Kings 7:1 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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