2 Kings 6:28
And the king said to her—What aileth thee? And she said—This woman, said unto me—Give thy son, that we may eat him, to-day, and, my son, will we eat to-morrow.
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Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons,—Yea, even the flesh of your daughters, shall ye eat.
Judges 18:23And they called unto the sons of Dan, who turned their faces,—and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy neighbours?
2 Samuel 14:5And the king said to her—What aileth thee? And she said—Of a truth, a widow woman, am I, for my husband is dead.
Isaiah 9:20And he hath slain on the right, and yet is hungry, And hath eaten on the left, yet are they not satisfied,—Every one, the flesh of his own arm, will they eat:
Isaiah 49:15Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee:
Ezekiel 5:10Therefore, fathers will eat sons in thy midst, And sons will eat fathers,— And I will execute upon thee judgments, And will scatter the whole remnant of thee, to every wind.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:25-33
The Siege of Samaria. ( b. c. 891.) 24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 27 And he said, If the Lord do not… Read the whole commentary →