bes - 2Kings:6:24-7:2

bes@2Kings:6:24 @ And it came to pass after this, that the son of Ader king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

bes@2Kings:6:25 @ And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was valued at fifty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung at five pieces of silver.

bes@2Kings:6:26 @ And the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

bes@2Kings:6:27 @ And he said to her, Unless the Lord help thee, whence shall I help thee? from the corn-floor, or from the wine-press?

bes@2Kings:6:28 @ And the king said to her, What is the matter with thee? And the woman said to him, This woman said to me, Give thy son, and we will eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

bes@2Kings:6:29 @ So we boiled my son, and ate him; and I said to her on the second day, Give thy son, and let us eat him: and she has hidden her son.

bes@2Kings:6:30 @ And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the woman, that he rent his garments; and he passed by on the wall, and the people saw sackcloth within upon his flesh.

bes@2Kings:6:31 @ And he said, God (note:)Gr. do these things to me and add these things(:note) do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisaie shall stand upon him this day.

bes@2Kings:6:32 @ And Elisaie was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

bes@2Kings:6:33 @ While he was yet speaking with them, behold, a messenger came to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?

bes@2Kings:7:1 @ And Elisaie said, Hear thou the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, (note:)Gr. As is this, etc.(:note) As at this time, to-morrow a measure of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gates of Samaria.

bes@2Kings:7:2 @ And the officer on whose hand the king rested, answered Elisaie, and said, Behold, if the Lord shall make flood-gates in heaven, (note:)Gr. shall(:note) might this thing be? and Elisaie said, Behold, thou shalt see with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.