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7:16 Then the people <05971> went out <03318> and looted <0962> the Syrian <0758> camp <04264>. A seah <05429> of finely milled flour <05560> sold for a shekel <08255>, and two seahs <05429> of barley <08184> for a shekel <08255>, just as the Lord <03068> had said <01697> they would. 7:17 Now the king <04428> had placed <06485> the officer <07991> who <0834> was his right-hand <03027> <05921> <08172> man at the city gate <08179>. When the people <05971> rushed out, they trampled <07429> him to death <04191> in the gate <08179>. This <0834> fulfilled the <01696> prophet’s <0430> <0376> word <01696> which <0834> he had spoken <01696> when the king <04428> tried to arrest <03381> him. 7:18 The prophet <0430> <0376> told <01696> the king <04428>, “Two seahs <05429> of barley <08184> will sell for a shekel <08255>, and a seah <05429> of finely milled flour <05560> for a shekel <08255>; this will happen <01961> about this time <06256> tomorrow <04279> in the gate <08179> of Samaria <08111>.” 7:19 But the officer <07991> replied <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 <01961> so 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 the food!” 7:20 This is exactly what <03651> happened <01961> to him. The people <05971> trampled <07429> him to death <04191> in the city gate <08179>.

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• ELISHA

  [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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• MEASURE; MEASURES

  [isbe] MEASURE; MEASURES - mezh'-ur, Several different words in the Hebrew and Greek are rendered by "measure" in English Versions of the Bible. In Job 11:9 and Jer 13:25 it stands for madh, middah, and it is the usual rendering of...
  

• CHARGE; CHARGEABLE

  [isbe] CHARGE; CHARGEABLE - charj, char'-ja-b'-l (from Latin carrus, "a wagon," hence, "to lay or put a load on or in," "to burden, or be a burden"): Figurative: (1) of a special duty mishmereth, "thing to be watched"), "the charge...
  

• ASTRONOMY, III

  [isbe] ASTRONOMY, III - III. Physiography. 1. The Circle of the Earth: It has generally been assumed that the Hebrews considered the earth to be a vast circular plain, arched over by a solid vault--"the firmament"--above which were...
  

• FOOD

  [isbe] FOOD - food: I. VEGETABLE FOODS 1. Primitive Habits 2. Cereals 3. Leguminous Plants 4. Food of Trees II. ANIMAL FOOD LITERATURE In a previous article (see BREAD) it has been shown that in the Bible "bread" usually stands for...
  

• Gates

  [nave] GATES Of cities, Deut. 3:5; Josh. 6:26; 1 Sam. 23:7; 2 Sam. 18:24; 2 Chr. 8:5. Made of iron, Acts 12:10; wood, Neh. 1:3; bronze, Psa. 107:16; Isa. 45:2. Double doors, Isa. 45:1; Ezek. 41:24. The open square of, a place fo...
  

• WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

  [smith] A. WEIGHTS. --The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either directly or indirectly, from ...
  

• TENT

  [isbe] TENT - tent ('ohel; skene; 'ohel is a derivative of 'ahal, "to be clear," "to shine"; hence, 'ohel, "to be conspicuous from a distance"): In the great stretches of uncultivated lands in the interior of Syria or Arabia, which...
  

• Market-place

  [ebd] any place of public resort, and hence a public place or broad street (Matt. 11:16; 20:3), as well as a forum or market-place proper, where goods were exposed for sale, and where public assemblies and trials were held (Acts 1...
  

• The Arameans Flee from Samaria

  

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