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 in other translations
| BSB | As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!” |
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| WEB | As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!” |
| ASV | And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| DARBY | 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! |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. |
What does 2 Kings 6:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 6:24-33
Learn to value plenty, and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is, when in time of famine it is so freely parted with for any thing that is eatable! The language of Jehoram to the woman may be the language of despair. See the word of God fulfilled; among the threatenings of God's judgments upon Israel for their sins, this was one, that they should eat the flesh of their own children, De 28:53-57. The…
2 Kings 6:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 6:26
- 2 Samuel 14:4
And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
- Isaiah 10:3
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
- Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- Acts 21:28
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
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Context
- 2 Kings 6:25
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.
- 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 6:27
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
2 Kings 6:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pasando el rey de Israel por el muro, una mujer le dió voces, y dijo: Salva, rey señor mío. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, comme le roi d’Israël passait sur la muraille, qu’une femme lui cria, disant: Sauve-moi, ô roi, mon seigneur! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als der König von Israel auf der Mauer einherging, da schrie ein Weib zu ihm und sprach: Hilf, mein Herr König! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque rex Israël transiret per murum, mulier quædam exclamavit ad eum, dicens: Salva me, domine mi rex. |