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2 Kings 7:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Kings 7:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
7 Then Elisha said, “Listen to the word of Yahweh; thus says Yahweh, ‘(A)About this time tomorrow a [a]seah of fine flour will be sold for a [b]shekel, and two [c]seahs of barley for a [d]shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’” 2 (B)And the royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning answered the man of God and said, “Behold, (C)if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” Then he said, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat [e]of it.”
Lepers Report the Arameans’ Flight
3 Now there were four (D)leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?
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- 2 Kings 7:1 A seah was approx. 7 qt. or 7.7 l
- 2 Kings 7:1 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- 2 Kings 7:1 A seah was approx. 7 qt. or 7.7 l
- 2 Kings 7:1 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- 2 Kings 7:2 Lit from there
2 Kings 7:1-3
New International Version
2 Kings 7:1-3
New International Version
7 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah[a] of the finest flour will sell for a shekel[b] and two seahs[c] of barley for a shekel(A) at the gate of Samaria.”
2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning(B) said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates(C) of the heavens, could this happen?”
“You will see it with your own eyes,” answered Elisha, “but you will not eat(D) any of it!”
The Siege Lifted
3 Now there were four men with leprosy[d](E) at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die?
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 7:1 That is, probably about 12 pounds or about 5.5 kilograms of flour; also in verses 16 and 18
- 2 Kings 7:1 That is, about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams; also in verses 16 and 18
- 2 Kings 7:1 That is, probably about 20 pounds or about 9 kilograms of barley; also in verses 16 and 18
- 2 Kings 7:3 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verse 8.
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