2 Kings 7:1

Then said Elisha—Hear ye the word of Yahweh,—Thus, saith Yahweh—About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine meal for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Then the officer on whose hand the king leaned responded to the man of God, and said, Even if Yahweh were making windows in the heavens, could this thing, come to pass? And he said—Lo! thou, art about to see it with thine own eyes, but, thereof, shalt thou not eat!

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Cross References

Exodus 9:5And Yahweh appointed a set time—saying, To-morrow, will Yahweh do this thing, in the land.

Exodus 16:12I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel,—speak unto them, saying—Between the two evenings, shall ye eat flesh, and in the morning, shall ye be filled with bread,—so shall ye know that I Yahweh am your God.

1 Samuel 11:9So they said unto the messengers who had come—Thus, shall ye surely say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, shall ye have deliverance, about the time the son is hot. And, when the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.

1 Kings 22:19Then he said, Therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh,—I saw Yahweh, sitting upon his throne, and all the host of the heavens, standing by him, on his right hand, and on his left.

2 Kings 6:25And there came to be, a great famine, in Samaria, and lo! they continued the siege against it,—until an ass’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and one pint of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

2 Kings 7:16Then went the people forth and spoiled the camp of the Syrians,—and so there came to be—a measure of fine meal for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 7:1

Relief is here brought to Samaria and her king, when the case is, in a manner, desperate, and the king despairing. I. It is foretold by Elisha, and an unbelieving lord shut out from the benefit of it, ver. 1, 2 . II. It is brought about, 1. By an unaccountable fright into which God put the Syrians ( ver. 6 ), which caused them to retire precipitately, ver. 7 . 2. By the seasonable discovery which four lepers made of this ( ver. 3-5 ), and the account which they gave of it to the court, ver. 8-11 . 3. By the… Read the whole commentary →

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