2 Kings 7 · Verse 18

2 Kings 7:18

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
2 Kings 7:18, King James Version

2 Kings 7:18 in other translations

BSBIt happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
WEBIt happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;”
ASVAnd it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;
YLTyea, it cometh to pass, according to the speaking of the man of God unto the king, saying, ‘Two measures of barley at a shekel, and a measure of fine flour at a shekel are, at this time to-morrow, in the gate of Samaria;'
DARBYAnd it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king saying, Two measures of barley shall be at a shekel, and the measure of fine flour at a shekel, to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria.
BBESo the words of the man of God came true, which he said to the king: Two measures of barley will be offered for the price of a shekel and a measure of good meal for a shekel, tomorrow about this time in the market-place of Samaria.
WebsterAnd it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

What does 2 Kings 7:18 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 7:12-20

Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safely relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the…

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2 Kings 7:18 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.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּדַבֵּר֙ke.da.Beras had spokenH1696
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
סָאתַ֨יִםsa.Ta.yimtwo seahsH5429
שְׂעֹרִ֜יםse.'o.Rimbarley<s>H8184
בְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelfor a shekelH8255
וּֽסְאָה\־u.se.'ah-and a seah ofH5429
סֹ֙לֶת֙so.letfine flourH5560
בְּשֶׁ֔קֶלbe.She.kelfor a shekelH8255
יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yehit will beH1961
כָּעֵ֣תka.'Etabout <the> this timeH6256
מָחָ֔רma.ChartomorrowH4279
בְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arin [the] gate ofH8179
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן\׃sho.me.RonSamariaH8111

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Cross references for 2 Kings 7:18

  • Genesis 18:14

    Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

  • 2 Kings 6:32

    But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

  • 2 Kings 7:1-2

    Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

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as the man.
1,2; 6:32; Ge 18:14

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Context

  • 2 Kings 7:17

    And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.

  • 2 Kings 7:18

    And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

  • 2 Kings 7:19

    And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

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2 Kings 7:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aconteció pues de la manera que el varón de Dios había hablado al rey, diciendo: Dos seah de cebada por un siclo, y el seah de flor de harina será vendido por un siclo mañana á estas horas, á la puerta de Samaria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva selon la parole que l’homme de Dieu avait adressée au roi, disant: Les deux mesures d’orge seront à un sicle, et la mesure de fleur de farine sera à un sicle, demain à cette heure-ci, à la porte de Samarie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn es geschah, als der Mann Gottes zu dem König redete und sprach: Zwei Maß Gerste werden morgen um diese Zeit einen Sekel gelten, und ein Maß Feinmehl einen Sekel im Tore von Samaria,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Factumque est secundum sermonem viri Dei quem dixerat regi, quando ait: Duo modii hordei statere uno erunt, et modius similæ statere uno, hoc eodem tempore cras in porta Samariæ: