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7:1 Elisha <0477> replied <0559>, “Hear <08085> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068>! This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> says <0559>, ‘About this time <06256> tomorrow <04279> a seah <05429> of finely milled flour <05560> will sell for a shekel <08255> and two seahs <05429> of barley <08184> for a shekel <08255> at the gate <08179> of Samaria <08111>.’” 7:2 An officer <07991> who <0834> was the king’s <04428> right-hand <03027> <08172> man responded <06030> to the prophet <0430> <0376>, “Look <02009>, even if the Lord <03068> made <06213> it rain by opening holes <0699> in the sky <08064>, could this <02088> happen <01697> so <01961> soon?” Elisha said <0559>, “Look <02005>, you will see <07200> it happen with your own eyes <05869>, but you will not <03808> eat <0398> any of <08033> the food!” 7:3 Now four <0702> men <0376> with a skin disease <06879> were <01961> sitting at the entrance <06607> of the city gate <08179>. They said <0559> to <0413> one <0376> another <07453>, “Why <04100> are we <0587> just sitting <03427> here <06311> waiting <05704> to die <04191>? 7:4 If <0518> we go <0935> into the city <05892>, we’ll die <04191> of starvation <07458>, and if <0518> we stay <03427> here <06311> we’ll die <04191>! So come on <01980>, let’s defect <05307> to <0413> the Syrian <0758> camp <04264>! If <0518> they spare <02421> us, we’ll live <02421>; if <0518> they kill <04191> us– well, we were going to die <04191> anyway.” 7:5 So they started <06965> toward <0935> the Syrian <0758> camp <04264> at dusk <05399>. When <05704> they reached <0935> the edge <07097> of the Syrian <0758> camp <04264>, there <02009> was no <0369> one <0376> there <08033>. 7:6 The Lord <0136> had caused the Syrian <0758> camp <04264> to hear <08085> the sound <06963> <06963> <06963> of chariots <07393> and horses <05483> and a large <01419> army <02428>. Then they said <0559> to <0413> one <0376> another <0251>, “Look <02009>, the king <04428> of Israel <03478> has paid <07936> the kings <04428> <04428> of the Hittites <02850> and Egypt <04714> to <05921> attack <0935> us!” 7:7 So they got up <06965> and fled <05127> at dusk <05399>, leaving <05800> behind their tents <0168>, horses <05483>, and donkeys <02543>. They left the camp <04264> as <0834> it <01931> was and ran <05127> for <0413> their lives <05315>. 7:8 When the men <0428> with a skin disease <06879> reached <0935> the edge <07097> of the camp <04264>, they entered <0935> a <0259> tent <0168> and had a meal <08354> <0398>. They also took <05375> some silver <03701>, gold <02091>, and clothes <0899> and went <01980> and hid <02934> it all. Then they went back <07725> and entered <0935> another <0312> tent <0168>. They looted <05375> it and went <01980> and hid <02934> what they had taken. 7:9 Then they said <0559> to <0413> one <0376> another <07453>, “It’s not <03808> right <03651> what we’re <0587> doing <06213>! This <02088> is a day <03117> to celebrate <01309>, but we <0587> haven’t told <02814> anyone. If we wait <02442> until <05704> dawn <01242> <0216>, we’ll be punished <05771>. So <06258> come on <01980>, let’s go <0935> and inform <05046> the royal <04428> palace <01004>.” 7:10 So they went <0935> and called <07121> out to <0413> the gatekeepers <07778> of the city <05892>. They told <05046> them <01992>, “We entered <0935> the Syrian <0758> camp <04264> and there <02009> was no <0369> one <0376> there <08033>. We didn’t even hear a man’s <0120> voice <06963>. But <0518> the horses <05483> and donkeys <02543> are still tied up <0631>, and the tents <0168> remain up.”

• 2Ki 6:24--7:20 -- The Lord Saves Samaria

• Samaria

  [ebd] a watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the "hill of Shomeron," a solitary mountain, a great "mamelon." It is an oblong hill, with steep but not i...
  [nave] SAMARIA 1. City of, built by Omri, 1 Kin. 16:24. Capital of the kingdom of the ten tribes, 1 Kin. 16:29; 22:51; 2 Kin. 13:1, 10; 15:8. Besieged by Ben-hadad, 1 Kin. 20; 2 Kin. 6:24-33; 7. The king of Syria is led into, by...
  

• Elisha

  [ebd] God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor (1 Kings 19:16). ...
  [smith] (God his salvation), son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah; the attendant and disciple of Elijan, and subsequently his successor as prophet of the kingdom of Israel. The earliest mention of his name is in the command to Elijah in th...
  [nave] ELISHA, successor to the prophet Elijah. Elijah instructed to anoint, 1 Kin. 19:16. Called by Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:19. Ministers to Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:21. Witnesses Elijah's translation, receives a double portion of his spirit...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Ben-hadad

  [nave] BEN-HADAD 1. King of Syria, 1 Kin. 15:18-20; 2 Chr. 16:2-4. 2. A king of Syria, who reigned in the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I, 1 Kin. 20; 2 Kin. 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15. 3. Son of Hazael and king of Syria, 2 Kin. 13:3, 24, 2...
  

• Prophecy

  [nave] PROPHECY Concerning Jesus, See: Jesus. Concerning church, See: Church, Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of. Relating to various countries, nations, and cities, see under their respective titles. Respecting individuals, see...
  

• Joram

  [nave] JORAM 1. A son of Toi, 2 Sam. 8:9, 10. Called Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10. 2. Called also Jehoram. King of Israel, 2 Kin. 1:17; 3:1. King of Syria sends Naaman to, that he may be healed of his leprosy, 2 Kin. 5:1-27. Has war w...
  

• JEHOAHAZ

  [isbe] JEHOAHAZ - je-ho'-a-haz, je-ho-a'-haz (yeho'achaz, "Yah has grasped"; Ioachas; 2 Ki 13:1-9): (1) Son of Jehu, and 11th king of Israel. He is stated to have reigned 17 years. 1. Chronology of Reign: Josephus was already aware...
  

• Armies

  [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
  

• JEHORAM

  [ebd] Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 26:25). (3.) A priest sen...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah has exalted). Son of Ahab king of Israel, who succeeded his brother Ahaziah B.C. 896, and died B.C. 884. The alliance between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, commenced by his father and Jehoshaphat, was very ...
  

• Conscience

  [nave] CONSCIENCE. Job 15:21, 24; Job 27:6; Prov. 20:12; Matt. 6:22, 23; Luke 11:33 [Matt. 5:15, 16.] Luke 11:34 [Matt. 6:22.] Luke 11:35, 36; Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16; Rom. 2:14, 15; Rom. 7:15-23; Rom. 9:1; Rom. 14:1-23; 1 Cor. 8:7,...
  

• GATE

  [isbe] GATE - gat (Hebrew normally (over 300 times) sha`ar; occasionally deleth, properly, "gateway" (but compare Dt 3:5); elsewhere the gateway is pethach (compare especially Gen 19:6); Aramaic tera`; Greek pulon, pule; the Englis...
  [smith] The gate and gateways of eastern cities anciently held and still hold an important part, not only in the defence but in the public economy of the place. They are thus sometimes taken as representing the city itself. (Genesis ...
  

• Hittites

  [isbe] HITTITES - hit'-its (bene cheth, chittim; Chettaioi): One of the seven nations conquered by Israel in Palestine. I. OLD TESTAMENT NOTICES 1. Enumeration of Races 2. Individuals 3. Later Mention II. HISTORY 1. Sources 2. Chro...
  [nave] HITTITES A tribe of Canaanites. Children of Heth, Gen. 10:15; 23:10. Sell a burying-ground to Abraham, Gen. 23. Esau intermarries with, Gen. 26:34; 36:2. Dwelling place of, Gen. 23:17-20; Num. 13:29; Josh. 1:4; Judg. 1:26...
  

• DAWN; DAWNING

  [isbe] DAWN; DAWNING - don: The word means the approach of the morning light, the breaking of the day. There are several words in the Bible that indicate this. nesheph, "twilight" of the morning (Job 7:4; Ps 119:147). The same word...
  

• UTTERMOST

  [isbe] UTTERMOST - ut'-er-most: A pleonastic compound of a comparative ("utter"; compare "outer") and a superlative ("most"), in the King James Version used interchangeably with the ordinary superlative forms "utmost" (compare Mt 1...
  

• WAR; WARFARE

  [isbe] WAR; WARFARE - wor, wor'-far (milchamah, 'anshe m., "men of war," "soldiers"; polemos, polemein, strateuesthai, stratia): 1. Religious Significance 2. Preliminaries 3. Operations of War 4. Strategy 5. Important Requisites 6....
  

• Panic

  [nave] PANIC In armies, Lev. 26:17; Deut. 32:30; Josh. 23:10; Psa. 35:5. From God, Gen. 35:5; Ex. 15:14-16; Judg. 7:22; 1 Sam. 14:15-20; 2 Kin. 7:6, 7; 2 Chr. 20:22, 23. See: Armies.
  

• DAY AND NIGHT

  [isbe] DAY AND NIGHT - "Day," yom; ordinarily, the Hebrew "day" lasted from dawn to the coming forth of the starts (Neh 4:21). The context usually makes it clear whether the term "day" refers to the period of twenty-four hours or t...
  

• Miracles

  [nave] MIRACLES. Index of Sub-topics Catalog of, and Supernatural Events, Of Jesus, in Chronological Order, Of the Disciples of Jesus; Convincing Effect of; Design of; Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Miscellany of Minor Sub-...
  

• Barley

  [nave] BARLEY A product of Egypt, Ex. 9:31; Palestine, Deut. 8:8; 1 Chr. 11:13; Jer. 41:8. Fed to horses, 1 Kin. 4:28. Used in offerings, Num. 5:15; Ezek. 45:15. Traffic in, 2 Chr. 2:10; Hos. 3:2. Tribute in, 2 Chr. 27:5. Prie...
  

• Measure

  [nave] MEASURE The following modern equivalents of ancient measurements are based upon the latest researches, and are probably as nearly correct as is possible at this time: Dry 1. Bushel, about a peck, Matt. 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luk...
  

• The Arameans Flee from Samaria

  

• War and Famine in Samaria

  

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