KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Kings 7:1
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”
WEB World English Bible
Elisha said, “Hear the word of Yahweh. Thus says Yahweh, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Elisha saith, ‘Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine flour is at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 7
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.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֱלִישָׁ֔עH477 · e.li.sahElishaשִׁמְע֖וּH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearדְּבַר־H1697 · da.varwordיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכֹּ֣ה׀H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכָּעֵ֤ת׀H6256 · ettimeמָחָר֙H4279 · ma.chartomorrowסְאָֽה־H5429 · se.ahseahסֹ֣לֶתH5560 · so.letfine flourבְּשֶׁ֗קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelוְסָאתַ֧יִםH5429 · se.ahseahשְׂעֹרִ֛יםH8184 · se.o.rahbarleyבְּשֶׁ֖קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelבְּשַׁ֥עַרH8179 · sha.argateשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃H8111 · sho.me.ronSamaria
Cross-references
Joshua 3:5And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.Exodus 16:12I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God.Ezekiel 37:4Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.1 Samuel 11:9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by [that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.Exodus 9:5-6And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.Exodus 14:13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.Psalm 46:5God [is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] right early.Exodus 8:23And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.2 Kings 20:16And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.2 Kings 4:42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.Revelation 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.2 Kings 6:25And 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.John 6:9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?2 Kings 6:33And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?2 Kings 7:18-19And 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:Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
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