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Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord: Tomorrow about this time a measure[a] of fine flour will be sold for a shekel,[b] and two measures[c] of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.”

Then an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, “If the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this thing happen?”

And he said, “You will see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 7:1 Likely about 12 pounds, or 5.5 kilograms of flour, and in vv. 16 and 18.
  2. 2 Kings 7:1 About ⅖ ounce, or 12 grams, and in vv. 16 and 18.
  3. 2 Kings 7:1 Likely about 20 pounds, or 9 kilograms of barley, and in vv. 16 and 18.