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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Aram Defeated
7 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, six quarts[a] of fine meal will sell for a shekel[b] and 12 quarts[c] of barley will sell for a shekel.’”[d](A)
2 Then the captain, the king’s right-hand man,(B) responded to the man of God,(C) “Look, even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”(D)
Elisha announced, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”(E)
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- 2 Kings 7:1 Lit a seah
- 2 Kings 7:1 About ½ ounce of silver
- 2 Kings 7:1 Lit two seahs
- 2 Kings 7:1 About ½ ounce of silver
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