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World English Bible

2 Kings 7 (WEBP)

[1] Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’”
[2] Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, “Behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, could this thing be?” He said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”
[3] Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said to one another, “Why do we sit here until we die?
[4] If we say, ‘We will enter into the city,’ then the famine is in the city, and we will die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let’s surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die.”
[5] They rose up in the twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, no man was there.
[6] For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear the sound of chariots and the sound of horses, even the noise of a great army; and they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us.”
[7] Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
[8] When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, then carried away silver, gold, and clothing and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent and carried things from there also, and went and hid them.
[9] Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.”
[10] So they came and called to the city gatekeepers; and they told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, not even a man’s voice, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were.”
[11] Then the gatekeepers called out and told it to the king’s household within.
[12] The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, “I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.’”
[13] One of his servants answered, “Please let some people take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are consumed. Let’s send and see.”
[14] Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them out to the Syrian army, saying, “Go and see.”
[15] They went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the path was full of garments and equipment which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.
[16] The people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to Yahweh’s word.
[17] The king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to be in charge of the gate; and the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.
[18] It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;”
[19] and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”
[20] It happened like that to him, for the people trampled over him in the gate, and he died.

2 Kings 7:1a 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
2 Kings 7:1b A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. In this context, it was probably a silver coin weighing that much.
2 Kings 7:6 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
2 Kings 7:16a 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
2 Kings 7:16b A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. In this context, it was probably a silver coin weighing that much.
2 Kings 7:18a 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
2 Kings 7:18b A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. In this context, it was probably a silver coin weighing that much.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 7 (KJVS)

[1] Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
[2] Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
[3] And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
[4] If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
[5] And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
[6] For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
[7] Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
[8] And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
[9] Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
[10] So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
[11] And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.
[12] And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
[13] And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
[14] They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
[15] And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
[16] And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.
[17] And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
[18] And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
[19] and that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
[20] And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

2 Kings 7:2 Heb. a Lord which belonged to the King, leaning upon his hand
2 Kings 7:9 Heb. we shall find punishment
2 Kings 7:13 Heb. in it

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 7 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ελισαιε Ἄκουσον () λόγον () κυρίου () Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ὡς () ἡ () ὥρα () αὕτη () αὔριον () μέτρον () σεμιδάλεως () σίκλου καὶ () δίμετρον κριθῶν () σίκλου ἐν () ταῖς () πύλαις () Σαμαρείας. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () ὁ () τριστάτης, ἐφ’ () ὃν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐπανεπαύετο () ἐπὶ () τὴν () χεῖρα () αὐτοῦ, () τῷ () Ελισαιε καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ποιήσει () κύριος () καταρράκτας ἐν () οὐρανῷ, () μὴ () ἔσται () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦτο; () Καὶ () Ελισαιε εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () σὺ () ὄψῃ () τοῖς () ὀφθαλμοῖς () σου () καὶ () ἐκεῖθεν () οὐ () φάγῃ. ()—
[3] καὶ () τέσσαρες () ἄνδρες () ἦσαν () λεπροὶ () παρὰ () τὴν () θύραν () τῆς () πόλεως, () καὶ () εἶπεν () ἀνὴρ () πρὸς () τὸν () πλησίον () αὐτοῦ () Τί () ἡμεῖς () καθήμεθα () ὧδε, () ἕως () ἀποθάνωμεν; ()
[4] Ἐὰν () εἴπωμεν () Εἰσέλθωμεν () εἰς () τὴν () πόλιν, () καὶ () ὁ () λιμὸς () ἐν () τῇ () πόλει () καὶ () ἀποθανούμεθα () ἐκεῖ· () καὶ () ἐὰν () καθίσωμεν () ὧδε, () καὶ () ἀποθανούμεθα. () Καὶ () νῦν () δεῦτε () καὶ () ἐμπέσωμεν () εἰς () τὴν () παρεμβολὴν () Συρίας· () ἐὰν () Ζωογονήσωσιν () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () ζησόμεθα· () καὶ () ἐὰν () θανατώσωσιν () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () ἀποθανούμεθα. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἀνέστησαν () ἐν () τῷ () σκότει () εἰσελθεῖν () εἰς () τὴν () παρεμβολὴν () Συρίας () καὶ () ἦλθον () εἰς () μέρος () τῆς () παρεμβολῆς () Συρίας, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἀνὴρ () ἐκεῖ. ()
[6] Καὶ () κύριος () ἀκουστὴν ἐποίησεν () τὴν () παρεμβολὴν () Συρίας () φωνὴν () ἅρματος () καὶ () φωνὴν () ἵππου () καὶ () φωνὴν () δυνάμεως () μεγάλης, () καὶ () εἶπεν () ἀνὴρ () πρὸς () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () Νῦν () ἐμισθώσατο () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς () βασιλεὺς () Ισραηλ () τοὺς () βασιλέας () τῶν () Χετταίων καὶ () τοὺς () βασιλέας () Αἰγύπτου () τοῦ () ἐλθεῖν () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἀνέστησαν () καὶ () ἀπέδρασαν ἐν () τῷ () σκότει () καὶ () ἐγκατέλιπαν () τὰς () σκηνὰς () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () ἵππους () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () ὄνους () αὐτῶν () ἐν () τῇ () παρεμβολῇ () ὡς () ἔστιν () καὶ () ἔφυγον () πρὸς () τὴν () ψυχὴν () ἑαυτῶν. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἰσῆλθον () οἱ () λεπροὶ () οὗτοι () ἕως () μέρους () τῆς () παρεμβολῆς () καὶ () εἰσῆλθον () εἰς () σκηνὴν () μίαν () καὶ () ἔφαγον () καὶ () ἔπιον () καὶ () ἦραν () ἐκεῖθεν () ἀργύριον () καὶ () χρυσίον () καὶ () ἱματισμὸν () καὶ () ἐπορεύθησαν· () καὶ () ἐπέστρεψαν () καὶ () εἰσῆλθον () εἰς () σκηνὴν () ἄλλην () καὶ () ἔλαβον () ἐκεῖθεν () καὶ () ἐπορεύθησαν () καὶ () κατέκρυψαν.
[9] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ἀνὴρ () πρὸς () τὸν () πλησίον () αὐτοῦ () Οὐχ () οὕτως () ἡμεῖς () ποιοῦμεν· () ἡ () ἡμέρα () αὕτη () ἡμέρα () εὐαγγελίας ἐστίν, () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () σιωπῶμεν () καὶ () μένομεν () ἕως () φωτὸς () τοῦ () πρωῒ () καὶ () εὑρήσομεν () ἀνομίαν· () καὶ () νῦν () δεῦρο () καὶ () εἰσέλθωμεν () καὶ () ἀναγγείλωμεν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () βασιλέως. ()
[10] Καὶ () εἰσῆλθον () καὶ () ἐβόησαν () πρὸς () τὴν () πύλην () τῆς () πόλεως () καὶ () ἀνήγγειλαν () αὐτοῖς () λέγοντες () Εἰσήλθομεν () εἰς () τὴν () παρεμβολὴν () Συρίας, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐκεῖ () ἀνὴρ () καὶ () φωνὴ () ἀνθρώπου, () ὅτι () εἰ () μὴ () ἵππος () δεδεμένος () καὶ () ὄνος () καὶ () αἱ () σκηναὶ () αὐτῶν () ὡς () εἰσίν. ()
[11] Καὶ () ἐβόησαν () οἱ () θυρωροὶ () καὶ () ἀνήγγειλαν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () βασιλέως () ἔσω. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἀνέστη () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () νυκτὸς () καὶ () εἶπεν () πρὸς () τοὺς () παῖδας () αὐτοῦ () Ἀναγγελῶ () δὴ () ὑμῖν () ἃ () ἐποίησεν () ἡμῖν () Συρία· () ἔγνωσαν () ὅτι () πεινῶμεν () ἡμεῖς, () καὶ () ἐξῆλθαν () ἐκ () τῆς () παρεμβολῆς () καὶ () ἐκρύβησαν () ἐν () τῷ () ἀγρῷ () λέγοντες () ὅτι () Ἐξελεύσονται () ἐκ () τῆς () πόλεως, () καὶ () συλλημψόμεθα () αὐτοὺς () ζῶντας () καὶ () εἰς () τὴν () πόλιν () εἰσελευσόμεθα. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () εἷς () τῶν () παίδων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () εἶπεν () Λαβέτωσαν () δὴ () πέντε () τῶν () ἵππων () τῶν () ὑπολελειμμένων, () οἳ () κατελείφθησαν () ὧδε, () ἰδού () εἰσιν () πρὸς () πᾶν () τὸ () πλῆθος () Ισραηλ () τὸ () ἐκλεῖπον· () καὶ () ἀποστελοῦμεν () ἐκεῖ () καὶ () ὀψόμεθα. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἔλαβον () δύο () ἐπιβάτας ἵππων, () καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ισραηλ () ὀπίσω () τοῦ () βασιλέως () Συρίας () λέγων () Δεῦτε () καὶ () ἴδετε. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἐπορεύθησαν () ὀπίσω () αὐτῶν () ἕως () τοῦ () Ιορδάνου, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () πᾶσα () ἡ () ὁδὸς () πλήρης () ἱματίων () καὶ () σκευῶν, () ὧν () ἔρριψεν () Συρία () ἐν () τῷ () θαμβεῖσθαι () αὐτούς· () καὶ () ἐπέστρεψαν () οἱ () ἄγγελοι () καὶ () ἀνήγγειλαν () τῷ () βασιλεῖ. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () ὁ () λαὸς () καὶ () διήρπασεν () τὴν () παρεμβολὴν () Συρίας, () καὶ () ἐγένετο () μέτρον () σεμιδάλεως () σίκλου καὶ () δίμετρον κριθῶν () σίκλου κατὰ () τὸ () ῥῆμα () κυρίου. ()
[17] Καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () κατέστησεν () τὸν () τριστάτην, ἐφ’ () ὃν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐπανεπαύετο () ἐπὶ () τῇ () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ, () ἐπὶ () τῆς () πύλης, () καὶ () συνεπάτησεν αὐτὸν () ὁ () λαὸς () ἐν () τῇ () πύλῃ, () καὶ () ἀπέθανεν, () καθὰ () ἐλάλησεν () ὁ () ἄνθρωπος () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ὃς () ἐλάλησεν () ἐν () τῷ () καταβῆναι () τὸν () ἄγγελον () πρὸς () αὐτόν. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () καθὰ () ἐλάλησεν () Ελισαιε πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () λέγων () Δίμετρον κριθῆς () σίκλου καὶ () μέτρον () σεμιδάλεως () σίκλου καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () ἡ () ὥρα () αὕτη () αὔριον () ἐν () τῇ () πύλῃ () Σαμαρείας· ()
[19] καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () ὁ () τριστάτης τῷ () Ελισαιε καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () κύριος () ποιεῖ () καταρράκτας ἐν () τῷ () οὐρανῷ, () μὴ () ἔσται () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦτο; () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ελισαιε Ἰδοὺ () ὄψῃ () τοῖς () ὀφθαλμοῖς () σου () καὶ () ἐκεῖθεν () οὐ () φάγῃ. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () οὕτως, () καὶ () συνεπάτησεν αὐτὸν () ὁ () λαὸς () ἐν () τῇ () πύλῃ, () καὶ () ἀπέθανεν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.