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2 Kings 7:18

7:17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

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It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria”;

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

7:19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

What does 2 Kings 7:18 mean?

2 Kings 7:18 is a verse in the book of 2 Kings, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִישׁ (ʼîysh), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), דָבַר (dâbar). It connects to 20 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
it
came
to
pass
as
the
manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
had
spokenדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
to
the
king,מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
saying,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Two
measuresסְאָהçᵉʼâh/seh-aw'/H5429a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain
of
barleyשְׂעֹרָהsᵉʻôrâh/seh-o-raw'/H8184barley (as villose)
for
a
shekel,שֶׁקֶלsheqel/sheh'-kel/H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
and
a
measureסְאָהçᵉʼâh/seh-aw'/H5429a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain
of
fine
flourסֹלֶתçôleth/so'-leth/H5560flour (as chipped off)
for
a
shekel,שֶׁקֶלsheqel/sheh'-kel/H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
shall
be
to
morrowמָחָרmâchâr/maw-khar'/H4279properly, deferred, i.e. the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
about
this
timeעֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
in
the
gateשַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate
of
Samaria:שֹׁמְרוֹןShômᵉrôwn/sho-mer-one'/H8111Shomeron, a place in Palestine

Commentary on 2 Kings 7:18

HENRY_FULL · 2 Kings 7:18
iv In this chapter we have, I. That extraordinary event, the translation of Elijah. In the close of the foregoing chapter we had a wicked king leaving the world in disgrace, here we have a holy prophet leaving it in honour; the departure of the former was his greatest misery, of the latter his greatest bliss: men are as their end is. Here is, 1. Elijah taking leave of his friends, the sons of the prophets, and especially Elisha, who kept close to him, and walked with him through Jordan, ver. 1-10 . 2. Elijah taken into heaven by the ministry of angels ( ver. 11 ), and Elisha's lamentation of the loss this earth has of him, ver. 12 . II. The manifestation of Elisha, as a prophet in his room. 1. By the dividing of Jordan, ver. 13, 14 . 2. By the respect which the sons of the prophets paid him, ver. 15-18 . 3. By the healing of the unwholesome waters of Jericho, ver. 19-22 . 4. By the destruction of the children of Bethel that mocked him, ver. 23-25 . This revolution in prophecy makes a greater figure than the revolution of a kingdom.

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Genesis 28:19

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Bethel: that is, The house of God

Ruth 1:15

And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

Ruth 1:16

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Intreat: or, Be not against me

1 Samuel 1:26

And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.

1 Samuel 17:55

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

1 Samuel 25:26

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. avenging: Heb. saving thyself

2 Samuel 15:19

Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

2 Samuel 15:20

Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. go up: Heb. wander in going

2 Samuel 15:21

And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

1 Kings 12:29

And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

1 Kings 12:33

So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. offered: or, went up to the altar, etc and burnt: Heb. to burn incense

1 Kings 13:1

And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. burn: or, offer

1 Kings 13:2

And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

2 Kings 4:30

And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

2 Kings 7:4

If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

2 Kings 7:6

For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

Jeremiah 4:2

And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

John 6:67

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

John 6:68

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

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2 Kings 7:1

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

2 Kings 7:16

And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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What does 2 Kings 7:18 say?

2 Kings 7:18 (King James Version) reads: "And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:"

Is 2 Kings 7:18 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Kings 7:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Kings.

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