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2 Kings 7:1-3
Lexham English Bible
2 Kings 7:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Elisha Prophesies Hope for Relief
7 Elisha said, “Hear the word of Yahweh: ‘Thus says Yahweh, “At this time tomorrow a seah of wheat bread flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.’” 2 Then the officer on whom the king relied[a] answered the man of God and said, “Look, even if Yahweh is making windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” And he said, “Look, you will be seeing it with your eyes, but you shall not eat from it there.”
Four Lepers Report the Departure of the Arameans
3 Now four men who had a skin disease were at the entrance of the gate, and they said to each other,[b] “Why are we sitting here until we die?
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- 2 Kings 7:2 Literally “whom the king was leaning on his hand”
- 2 Kings 7:3 Literally “each to his friend”
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