2 Kings 7:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Elisha Prophesies Hope for Relief
7 Elisha said, “Hear the word of Yahweh: ‘Thus says Yahweh, “At this time tomorrow a seah of wheat bread flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.’” 2 Then the officer on whom the king relied[a] answered the man of God and said, “Look, even if Yahweh is making windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” And he said, “Look, you will be seeing it with your eyes, but you shall not eat from it there.”
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- 2 Kings 7:2 Literally “whom the king was leaning on his hand”
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
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