2 Kings 7:18
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And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
In other translations
And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כְּדַבֵּרkedaberas had spokenH1696אִישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559סָאתַיִםsatayimtwo seahsH5429שְׂעֹרִיםse'orimbarley<s>H8184בְּשֶׁקֶלbeshekelfor a shekelH8255וּסְאָה־use'ah-and a seah ofH5429סֹלֶתsoletfine flourH5560בְּשֶׁקֶלbeshekelfor a shekelH8255יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961כָּעֵתka'etabout <the> this timeH6256מָחָרmachartomorrowH4279בְּשַׁעַרbesha'arin [the] gate ofH8179שֹׁמְרוֹן׃shomeronSamariaH8111
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Related verses
- Genesis 18:14Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- 2 Kings 7:1-21 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.1 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” 2 But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”
- 2 Kings 6:32But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
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People and places
Places: Samaria