2 Kings 6:26KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 26 of 33

"And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king."
2 Kings 6:26

In context

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 for fourscore of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five 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.

27And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

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