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26 It happened that the king of Israel was crossing over on the wall, and a woman called out to him, saying, “Help, my lord the king!” 27 He said, “No, let Yahweh help you. How[a] can I save you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?” 28 The king said to her, “What is the problem?”[b] Then the woman said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give me your son, and let us eat him today, then tomorrow we will eat my son.’

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 6:27 Literally “From where”
  2. 2 Kings 6:28 Literally “What is for you”