2 Kings 7:1-2

Aram Defeated

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1} 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)

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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)

Footnotes:

a. 2 Kings 7:1: Lit a seah

b. 2 Kings 7:1: About ½ ounce of silver

c. 2 Kings 7:1: Lit two seahs

d. 2 Kings 7:1: About ½ ounce of silver

Cross references:

A. 2 Kings 7:1: 2 Kings 7:18

B. 2 Kings 7:2: 2 Kings 5:18; 2 Kings 7:17

C. 2 Kings 7:2: 2 Kings 4:8-9

D. 2 Kings 7:2: Malachi 3:10

E. 2 Kings 7:2: 2 Kings 7:17