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2 Kings 6:24-26
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2 Kings 6:24-26
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A Time of Terrible Hunger Hits Samaria
24 After this happened, King Ben-Hadad of Aram gathered all his army and went to surround and attack the city of Samaria. 25 The soldiers would not let people bring food into the city, so there was a time of terrible hunger in Samaria. It was so bad in Samaria that a donkey’s head was sold for 80 pieces of silver and one pint[a] of dove’s dung sold for five pieces of silver.
26 The king of Israel was walking on the wall around the city. A woman shouted out to him. She said, “My lord and king, please help me!”
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- 2 Kings 6:25 one pint Literally, “1/4 cab” (about .3 l).
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