2 Kings 7:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then Elisha said, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the LORD, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Eliseus sayde: Heare the worde of the LORDE. Thus sayeth the LORDE: Tomorow aboute this tyme shal a bu?shel of fyne meel be solde for one Sycle, and two bu?shels of barly for one Sycle vnder the porte of Samaria.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Elisha saide, Heare ye the worde of the Lorde: thus saith the Lorde, To morowe this time a measure of fine floure shalbe solde for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Elisa saide: Heare ye the word of the lord, thus sayth the Lorde: To morow this time shall a bushell of fyne flowre be solde for a sicle, and two bushels of barlye for a sicle in the gate of Samaria.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Elisha said, Hear you the word of Yahweh: thus says Yahweh, Tomorrow 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Elisha saith, `Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine flour `is' at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Elisha said, "Hear the word of Yahweh. Thus says Yahweh, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Elisha replied,“Listen to the LORD’s message. This is what the LORD has said,‘About this time tomorrow a seah of finely milled flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 3:5 : 5 Then Joshua said to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.'
  • 1 Sam 11:9 : 9 They said to the messengers who had come, "Say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be delivered.'" When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were overjoyed.
  • Ezek 37:4 : 4 Then He said to me, 'Prophesy over these bones and say to them, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!”'
  • Rev 6:6 : 6 And I heard what seemed like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat for a day’s wage, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wage, but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.'
  • Ps 46:5 : 5 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling places of the Most High.
  • 2 Kgs 6:25 : 25 There was a great famine in Samaria, and it lasted until a donkey's head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove's dung went for five pieces of silver.
  • Exod 8:23 : 23 We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God as he commands us.
  • Exod 9:5-6 : 5 The Lord set a time, saying, ‘Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.’ 6 And the Lord did this the next day: all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died.
  • Exod 14:13 : 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm, and you will see the LORD's salvation, which He will accomplish for you today. The Egyptians you see today, you will never see again forever.
  • Exod 16:12 : 12 "I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"
  • 2 Kgs 4:42 : 42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh grain in his sack. Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat.'
  • 2 Kgs 7:18-19 : 18 It happened just as the man of God had said to the king: "About this time tomorrow, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel and a seah of fine flour for a shekel at the gate of Samaria." 19 The officer had answered the man of God, "Look, even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" The man of God had replied, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!"
  • John 6:9 : 9 'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they for so many people?'
  • 2 Kgs 20:16 : 16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD:
  • Isa 1:10 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah.
  • 2 Kgs 6:33 : 33 While he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. The king said, "This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?"

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Kgs 7:15-19
    5 verses
    91%

    15They followed them as far as the Jordan, and they found the whole way littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and reported to the king.

    16Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley were sold for a shekel, as the Lord had said.

    17Now the king had put the officer on whose arm he leaned in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king came down to his house.

    18It happened just as the man of God had said to the king: "About this time tomorrow, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel and a seah of fine flour for a shekel at the gate of Samaria."

    19The officer had answered the man of God, "Look, even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" The man of God had replied, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!"

  • 2 Kgs 7:2
    80%

    2The officer on whose arm the king was leaning replied to the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of heaven, could this happen?" Elisha answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."

  • 2 Kgs 4:7
    72%

    7She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left."

  • 2 Kgs 4:41-43
    3 verses
    72%

    41Elisha said, 'Get some flour.' He threw it into the pot and said, 'Serve it to the people to eat.' And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

    42A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh grain in his sack. Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat.'

    43His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”'

  • 2 Kgs 8:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

    2So the woman arose and acted according to the word of the man of God. She departed with her household and lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

  • 1 Kgs 17:10-16
    7 verses
    71%

    10So he arose and went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a vessel so I may drink."

    11As she was going to fetch it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well."

    12But she replied, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we may eat it and then die."

    13Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said, but first make a small cake for me from what you have and bring it to me. Then make some for yourself and your son."

    14For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not run out, and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'

    15She went and did according to what Elijah said, and she, Elijah, and her household ate for many days.

    16The jar of flour was not used up, and the jug of oil did not run dry, as the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah had declared.

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."

    2Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."

    3Then he said, "Go, borrow empty vessels from all your neighbors. Get as many as you can. Do not gather too few."

  • Amos 8:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit?

    6Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'

  • 2 Kgs 6:24-28
    5 verses
    69%

    24Afterward, Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, gathered his entire army and marched up to lay siege to Samaria.

    25There was a great famine in Samaria, and it lasted until a donkey's head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove's dung went for five pieces of silver.

    26As the king of Israel was walking along the city wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help me, my lord the king!"

    27He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?"

    28Then the king asked her, "What is your problem?" She replied, "This woman said to me, 'Give me your son so we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

  • 2 Kgs 7:10-12
    3 verses
    69%

    10So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, telling them, "We went to the Aramean camp and found no one there—not a single man—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents left just as they were."

    11The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported inside the palace.

    12The king got up in the night and said to his servants, "I will tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are hungry, so they have gone out of the camp to hide in the countryside, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and take the city.'"

  • 2 Kgs 6:20
    68%

    20When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they looked and realized they were inside Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 4:38
    68%

    38Elisha returned to Gilgal, where there was a famine in the land. The company of the prophets was sitting before him, and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.'

  • Rev 6:6
    68%

    6And I heard what seemed like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat for a day’s wage, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wage, but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:6
    68%

    6'About this time tomorrow, I will send my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials. They will take whatever you value and carry it off.'

  • 2 Kgs 6:12
    68%

    12One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
    68%

    8Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 17:2
    68%

    2And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 5:26
    67%

    26But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'

  • Ruth 3:15
    67%

    15And he said, 'Bring me the cloak that you are wearing and hold it out.' So she held it out, and he measured out six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the town.

  • 2 Chr 2:15
    67%

    15We will cut timber from Lebanon, as much as you need. We will float it in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you can then take it up to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 6:31-32
    2 verses
    67%

    31He said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!"

    32Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's footsteps behind him?"

  • 1 Kgs 18:2
    66%

    2So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. The famine in Samaria was severe.

  • 2 Kgs 4:23
    66%

    23He asked, "Why are you going to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath." She replied, "It is well."

  • Ezek 45:13
    66%

    13This is the offering you are to present: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley.

  • Ezra 7:17
    66%

    17With this silver, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 7:1
    66%

    1The word of the LORD came to me, saying: