Holy Scripture

2 Kings 6:25

A church father on this verse
“"Some time later King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army; he marched against Samaria and laid siege to it." This is that Ben-hadad who had been condemned to death by God; and Ahab had received the order to execute him. But he spared his life and sent him back in peace. Therefore the Arameans besieged the city…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 6:24

Source: Septuagint

Original

25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was valued at fifty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung at five pieces of silver.

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In context

23And he set before them a great feast, and they ate and drank: and he dismissed them, and they departed to their master. And the bands of Syria came no longer into the land of Israel.

24And it came to pass after this, that the son of Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

— 2 Kings 6:25 —

26And the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

27And he said to her, Unless the Lord help thee, whence shall I help thee? from the corn floor, or from the winepress?

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