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2 Kings 6:24 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 24 · King James Version
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.2 Kings 6:24 · King James Version
2 Kings 6:24 in context
22And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
Key words (Strong's)
- BenhadadBen-HădadBen-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kingsH1130 →
- gatheredqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- besiegedtsûwrto crampH6696 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- SyriaʼĂrâmAram or Syria, and its inhabitantsH758 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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