2 Kings 7:1-2
English Standard Version
Elisha Promises Food
7 But Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord, (A)Tomorrow about this time a seah[a] of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel,[b] and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.” 2 Then (B)the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, (C)“If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” But he said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”
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- 2 Kings 7:1 A seah was about 7 quarts or 7.3 liters
- 2 Kings 7:1 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
2 Kings 7:1-2
Common English Bible
7 Elisha said, “Hear the Lord’s word! This is what the Lord says: At this time tomorrow a seah[a] of wheat flour will sell for a shekel at Samaria’s gate, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.”
2 Then the officer, the one the king leaned on for support, spoke to the man of God: “Come on! Even if the Lord should make windows in the sky, how could that happen?”
Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat from it.”
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- 2 Kings 7:1 One seah is approximately seven and a half quarts.
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