2 Kings 7:1

Translations

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Notes

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Events

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• Prophecies of Elisha

Measurements

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• a seah of fine flour: About 6.6 qt (7.3 l)
• a shekel: About 0.4 oz (11.4 g)
• two seahs of barley: About 13.2 qt (14.6 l)

Related verses

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• Joshua 3:5
  Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
• Exodus 16:12
  “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
• Ezekiel 37:4
  And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
• 1 Samuel 11:9
  So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
• Exodus 14:13
  But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
• Exodus 9:5–6
  The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”
• Psalm 46:5
  God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
• Exodus 8:23
  I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”
• 2 Kings 20:16
  Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD:
• 2 Kings 4:42
  Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
• Revelation 6:6
  And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
• 2 Kings 6:25
  So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.

People

Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah

Places

Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Glossary

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Bread· Elisha· Kings, Books of First and Second· Samaria

Topics

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Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Elisha Predicted Plenty In· Armies: March in Ranks of Samaria· Armies: March in Ranks: Samaria's Deliverances· Barley: Priests Estimated Value of· Ben-Hadad: A King of Syria, Who Reigned During the Time of Ahab, Son of Ben-Hadad I· Elisha: Prophecies of Bounty to the Starving People in Samaria· Gates of Cities: Land Redeemed At· Gates of Cities: Markets Held At· Israel: The City of Samaria Besieged· Joram: Also Called Jehoram: Has War with the King of Syria· Measure: A Seah, About a Peck and a Half· Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Captivity, Famine, and Judgments· Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The End of the Famine in Samaria· Samaria: City of, Built by Omri: Besieged by Ben-Hadad