Verse 25

2 Kings 6:25

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25 And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֨י רָעָ֤ב גָּדוֹל֙ בְּ/שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑י/הָ עַ֣ד הֱי֤וֹת רֹאשׁ חֲמוֹר֙ בִּ/שְׁמֹנִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וְ/רֹ֛בַע הַ/קַּ֥ב חרי יונים דִּבְיוֹנִ֖ים בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁה כָֽסֶף

English Translation

And there was a great famine in Samaria, and behold, they were in distress until the head of a donkey was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove's dung was sold for five shekels of silver.

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Chapter 6 Context

1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we a... Focus ↗

2 So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place... Focus ↗

3 And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go. Focus ↗

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees. Focus ↗

5 But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry... Focus ↗

6 And the man of God (Elohim) said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone in... Focus ↗

7 Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it. Focus ↗

8 At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of... Focus ↗

9 And the man of God (Elohim) sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that pla... Focus ↗

10 So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God (Elohim) had said there was danger, and... Focus ↗

11 And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and sai... Focus ↗

12 And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king... Focus ↗

13 Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he w... Focus ↗

14 So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town. Focus ↗

15 Now the servant of the man of God (Elohim), having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horse... Focus ↗

16 And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Focus ↗

17 Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And th... Focus ↗

18 Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this peo... Focus ↗

19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may... Focus ↗

20 And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that th... Focus ↗

21 And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword? Focus ↗

22 But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those wh... Focus ↗

23 So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and... Focus ↗

24 Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on... Focus ↗

25 And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's h...

26 And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help... Focus ↗

27 And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floo... Focus ↗

28 And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give... Focus ↗

29 So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for... Focus ↗

30 Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and... Focus ↗

31 Then he said, May God (Elohim)'s punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head... Focus ↗

32 But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king... Focus ↗

33 While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 6 (33 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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