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Hebrew Texts וַיְהִ֨י רָעָ֤ב גָּדֹול֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וְהִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָ עַ֣ד הֱיֹ֤ות רֹאשׁ־ חֲמֹור֙ בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וְרֹ֛בַע הַקַּ֥ב [חֲרֵייֹונִים כ] (דִּבְיֹונִ֖ים ק) בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ כָֽסֶף׃ KJV with Strong's And 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 מלכים ב 6:25 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַיְהִ֨י רָעָ֤ב גָּדֹול֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וְהִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָ עַ֣ד הֱיֹ֤ות רֹאשׁ־חֲמֹור֙ בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וְרֹ֛בַע הַקַּ֥ב [חֲרֵייֹונִים כ] (דִּבְיֹונִ֖ים ק) בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־כָֽסֶף׃ מלכים ב 6:25 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) מלכים ב 6:25 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) מלכים ב 6:25 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible There was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver. King James Bible And 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey's head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove's dung sold for five silver shekels. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge a great famine 2 Kings 6:28,29 And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, This woman … 2 Kings 7:4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the … 2 Kings 25:3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in … 1 Kings 18:2 And Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. Jeremiah 14:13-15,18 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say to them, You … Jeremiah 32:24 Behold the mounts, they are come to the city to take it; and the … Jeremiah 52:6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine … an ass's head If the {pieces} of silver were {dracms}, the whole would amount Ezekiel 4:13-16 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their … dove's dung This probably denotes, as Bochart, Scheuchzer, and others suppose, a kind of {pulse}, or {vetches}, which the Arabs still call {pigeon's dung}. `They never,' says Dr. Sahw, `constitute a dish by themselves, but are strewed singly as a garnish over {cuscasowe, pillowe}, and other dishes. They are besides in the greatest repute after they are parched in pans and ovens; then assuming the name {leb-lebby;} ' and he thinks they were so called from being pointed at one end, and acquiring an ash colour in parching. Links 2 Kings 6:25 • 2 Kings 6:25 NIV • 2 Kings 6:25 NLT • 2 Kings 6:25 ESV • 2 Kings 6:25 NASB • 2 Kings 6:25 KJV • 2 Kings 6:25 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 6:25 Biblia Paralela • 2 Kings 6:25 Chinese Bible • 2 Kings 6:25 French Bible • 2 Kings 6:25 German Bible • Bible Hub |