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2 Kings 6:26

And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
2 Kings 6:26 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

    ASV

  • And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.

    BBE

  • And it came to pass as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him saying, Help, my lord O king!

    DBY

  • As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

    WEB

  • And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.'

    YLT

  • And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

    ENG

  • And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

    WBT

  • As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”

    BSB

In context

24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

25And 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.

26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

27And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

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