With the stones he constructed an altar for the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="1" /> Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs<n id="2" /> of seed.

The prophet told the king, &#8220;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.&#8221;