2 Kings 6:25

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Summary

And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

A great famine

Jeremiah 52:6

An ass's head

Ezekiel 4:13

Bible References

A great famine

Then the king asked her, "What's bothering you?"

If we tell ourselves, "Let's remain in the city,' we'll die there since there's famine in the city. But if we sit here, we'll die, too. So let's go over to the Arameans! If they spare our lives, we'll live, and if they kill us"we're dying anyway!"

By the ninth day of the fourth month, the resulting famine had become so severe in the city that no food remained for the people who lived in the land.

So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab, right when the famine in Samaria was most severe.

Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD, look! The prophets are saying to them, "You won't see the sword and you won't experience famine. Rather, I'll give you lasting peace in this place.'"

Look, the siege ramps have reached the city to take it. Because of the sword, famine, and plague, the city has been given over to the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you said has happened, and you are watching it occur!

By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land.

An ass's head

Then the LORD said, "This is how the Israelis will be eating unclean food among the nations, where I'll be sending them."