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25 There was a severe famine in Samaria, because the siege lasted until a donkey head sold for eighty shekels[a] of silver and a cup of dove’s droppings[b] for five shekels of silver.

26 When the king of Israel was walking on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”

27 But he said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 6:25 About two pounds
  2. 2 Kings 6:25 Or perhaps seed pods