The Siege of Samaria

24 Some time later, King Ben-hadad(A) of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up and laid siege to Samaria. 25 So there was a severe famine(B) in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for thirty-four ounces[a] of silver, and a cup[b] of dove’s dung[c] sold for two ounces[d] of silver.(C)

26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help!”

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Footnotes

  1. 6:25 Lit for 80; “shekels” is assumed
  2. 6:25 Lit a fourth of a kab
  3. 6:25 Or seedpods, or wild onions
  4. 6:25 Lit for five; “shekels” is assumed

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