2 Kings 4:42

Elisha Miraculously Feeds a Hundred People

4:42 Now a man from Baal Shalisha brought some food for the prophet ¹  – twenty loaves of bread made from the firstfruits of the barley harvest, as well as fresh ears of grain. ²  Elisha ³  said, “Set it before the people so they may eat.”

2 Kings 7:16

7:16 Then the people went out and looted the Syrian camp. A seah ⁴  of finely milled flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, just as the Lord had said they would. ⁵ 

2 Kings 7:18

7:18 The prophet told the king, “Two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of finely milled flour for a shekel; this will happen about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.”

2 Kings 7:1

7:1 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says, ‘About this time tomorrow a seah ⁶  of finely milled flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.’”

[4:42]  ¹ tn Heb “man of God.”

[4:42]  ² tn On the meaning of the word צִקְלוֹן (tsiqlon), “ear of grain,” see HALOT 148 s.v. בָּצֵק and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 59.

[4:42]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:16]  ⁴ sn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about 7 quarts.

[7:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord.”

[7:1]  ⁷ sn A seah was a dry measure equivalent to about 7 quarts.