2 Kings 6 · Verse 29

2 Kings 6:29

So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
2 Kings 6:29, King James Version

2 Kings 6:29 in other translations

BSBSo we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”
WEBSo we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.”
ASVSo we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.
YLTand we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.'
DARBYAnd we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she has hidden her son.
BBESo, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.
WebsterSo we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

What does 2 Kings 6:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. we boiled my son, and did eat him--(See on De 28:53).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 So we boiled my son - This is horrible; but for the sake of humanity we must allow that the children died through hunger, and then became food for their starved, desperate parents. She hath hid her son - He was already dead, says Jarchi; and she hid him, that she might eat him alone. This very evil Moses had foretold should come upon them if they forsook God; see Deu 28:53-57. The same evil came upon this wretched people when besieged by Nebuchadnezzar; see Eze 5:10. And also when Titus besieged Jerusalem; see Josephus, De Bell. Judaic. lib. vi., cap. 3, and my notes on Mat 24:19.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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2 Kings 6:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥לva.ne.va.Sheland we cookedH1310
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנִ֖יbe.Nison myH1121
וַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּva.no.khe.Le.huand we ate himH398
וָאֹמַ֨רva.'o.Marand I saidH559
אֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הָאַחֵ֗רha.'a.Cher<the> otherH312
תְּנִ֤יte.NigiveH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵךְ֙be.neKhson yourH1121
וְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּve.No.khe.Le.nuso we may eat himH398
וַתַּחְבִּ֖אva.tach.Bi'and she had hiddenH2244
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנָֽהּ\׃be.Nahson herH1121

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 6:29

  • Deuteronomy 28:53

    And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

  • Leviticus 26:29

    And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

  • Deuteronomy 28:57

    And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

  • 1 Kings 3:26

    Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

  • Isaiah 66:13

    As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

  • Isaiah 49:15

    Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
next. Heb. other. she hath hid.
1Ki 3:26; Isa 49:15; 66:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 6:28

    And 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.

  • 2 Kings 6:29

    So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

  • 2 Kings 6:30

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

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2 Kings 6:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cocimos pues mi hijo, y le comimos. El día siguiente yo le dije: Da acá tu hijo, y comámoslo. Mas ella ha escondido su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et nous avons bouilli mon fils, et nous l’avons mangé; et le jour après, je lui ai dit: Donne ton fils, et nous le mangerons. Et elle a caché son fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so kochten wir meinen Sohn und aßen ihn. Und ich sprach zu ihr am anderen Tage: Gib deinen Sohn her, daß wir ihn essen! Aber sie hat ihren Sohn verborgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Coximus ergo filium meum, et comedimus. Dixique ei die altera: Da filium tuum, ut comedamus eum. Quæ abscondit filium suum.