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2 Kings 6:26

Grief

24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad 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.

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 help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
KJV
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
WEB
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”
ASV
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
DARBY
And it came to pass as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him saying, Help, my lord O king!
BLB
And it came to pass [that] the king of Israel passing by on the wall, and a woman cried out to him, saying, “Save [me], my lord the king.”
ÅB
Og da Israels konge engang gikk omkring på muren, ropte en kvinne til ham: Hjelp, herre konge!
OTB
Da Israels konge gikk forbi på muren, ropte en kvinne til ham og sa, "Hjelp, min herre konge!"
B1930
Og da Israels konge engang gikk omkring på muren, ropte en kvinne til ham: Hjelp, herre konge!

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 14:4

    And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

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  • Isaiah 10:3

    And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

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  • Luke 18:3

    And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

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  • Acts 21:28

    Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

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