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2 Kings 6:28

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

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.

29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

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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
Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
KJV
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.
WEB
Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
ASV
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.
DARBY
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
BLB
And the king said to her, “What is troubling you?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him today, and my son we will eat tomorrow.’
ÅB
Og kongen spurte henne: Hva fattes deg? Hun svarte: Denne kvinne sa til meg: Kom hit med din sønn, så vil vi spise ham idag, og imorgen vil vi spise min sønn.
OTB
Da sa kongen til henne, "Hva er i veien med deg?" Og hun svarte, "Denne kvinnen sa til meg: 'Gi din sønn, så vi kan spise ham i dag, og vi vil spise min sønn i morgen.'
B1930
Og kongen spurte henne: Hvad fattes dig? Hun svarte: Denne kvinne sa til mig: Kom hit med din sønn, så vil vi ete ham idag, og imorgen vil vi ete min sønn.

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  • 2 Samuel 14:5

    And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

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  • Leviticus 26:29

    And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

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  • Judges 18:23

    And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

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  • Lamentations 4:10

    The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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  • Luke 23:29

    For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

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  • Matthew 24:18–21

    Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

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  • Isaiah 22:1

    The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

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  • Genesis 21:17

    And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

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