The Promise Fulfilled

15 They went after them to the Jordan, and behold, all the way was full of clothes and equipment which the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. Then the messengers returned and told the king.

16 So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. Then a [a]measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel and two [b]measures of barley for a shekel, (A)according to the word of the Lord. 17 Now the king appointed (B)the royal officer on whose hand he leaned [c]to have charge of the gate; but the people trampled on him at the gate, and he died just as the man of God had said, (C)who spoke when the king came down to him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 7:16 Heb seah; i.e. one seah equals approx 11 qts
  2. 2 Kings 7:16 Heb seah; i.e. one seah equals approx 11 qts
  3. 2 Kings 7:17 Lit over the gate