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2 Kings 6

2 Kings 6:26

The Siege and Famine of Samaria · 2 Kings 6:24–33
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Translations

Modern
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
Traditional
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
Literal
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.”
Latin
Cumque rex Israël transiret per murum, mulier quædam exclamavit ad eum, dicens: Salva me, domine mi rex.

Original

Hebrew
English
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”

Notes

2 Kings 6:26–29

Cannibalism (the act of eating human flesh) in extreme times was part of God’s warning of judgment for unfaithfulness and disobedience (Deuteronomy 28:53, 57). It also happened during the siege that led to Jerusalem's fall (Lamentations 4:9–10).

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha Famine

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Elisha Kings, Books of First and Second Samaria Sons of the Prophets Warfare

Topics

Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Suffered Severely from Famine Armies: March in Ranks of Samaria Famine in Canaan Israel: The City of Samaria Besieged Samaria: City of, Built by Omri: Besieged by Ben-Hadad Siege: Distress of the Inhabitants During A Sieges: Cities Invested by Often Suffered from Famine Syria: Besieged Samaria Again Walls of Cities were Broad and Places of Public Resort