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Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city; follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." And he led them to Samaria.
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As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O Lord, open the eyes of these men so that they may see." The Lord opened their eyes, and they saw that they were inside Samaria.
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When the king of Israel saw them he said to Elisha, "Father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?"
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He answered, "No! Did you capture with your sword and your bow those whom you want to kill? Set food and water before them so that they may eat and drink; and let them go to their master."
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So he prepared for them a great feast; after they ate and drank, he sent them on their way, and they went to their master. And the Arameans no longer came raiding into the land of Israel.
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Some time later King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army; he marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.
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As the siege continued, famine in Samaria became so great that a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver.
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Now as the king of Israel was walking on the city wall, a woman cried out to him, "Help, my lord king!"
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He said, "No! Let the Lord help you. How can I help you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?"
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But then the king asked her, "What is your complaint?" She answered, "This woman said to me, "Give up your son; we will eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'
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So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, "Give up your son and we will eat him.' But she has hidden her son."