2 Kings 7:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
2 Kings 7:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 7:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 7:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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;””
2 Kings 7:18 — World English Bible
2 Kings 7:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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; ”
2 Kings 7:18 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 7:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, it cometh to pass, according to the speaking of the man of God unto the king, saying, `Two measures of barley at a shekel, and a measure of fine flour at a shekel are, at this time to-morrow, in the gate of Samaria;'”
2 Kings 7:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 7:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass as the man ofGod had spoken to the king saying, Two measures of barley shall be at a shekel, and the measure of fine flour at a shekel, to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria. ”
2 Kings 7:18 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 7:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And it came to passe, as the man of God had spoken to the King, saying, Two measures of barley at a shekel, and a measure of fine floure shall be at a shekel, to morowe about this time in the gate of Samaria.”
2 Kings 7:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 7:18 in Context — 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.
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.
18 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:
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.
20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
What Does 2 Kings 7:18 Mean?
2 Kings 7:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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