Aram Defeated

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)

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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 7:1 Lit a seah
  2. 2 Kings 7:1 About ½ ounce of silver
  3. 2 Kings 7:1 Lit two seahs
  4. 2 Kings 7:1 About ½ ounce of silver

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