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2 Kings 7:16-18
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16 The people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah[a] of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel,[b] according to Yahweh’s word. 17 The king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate; and the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him. 18 It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs[c] of barley for a shekel,[d] and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;”

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  1. 7:16 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
  2. 7:16 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. In this context, it was probably a silver coin weighing that much.
  3. 7:18 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
  4. 7:18 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. In this context, it was probably a silver coin weighing that much.
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