2 Kings 7:1
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| Overview - 2 Kings 7 | |
| 1 | Elisha prophesies incredible plenty in Samaria. |
| 3 | Four lepers, venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tidings of their flight. |
| 12 | The king, finding by spies the news to be true, spoils the tents of the Syrians. |
| 17 | The lord who would not believe the prophecy of plenty, having the charge of the gate, is trodden to death in the press. |
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2 Kings 7:1 (King James 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.
- Elisha said
- See on ch.
- 6:33 20:16 1 Kings 22:19 ; Isaiah 1:10 ; Ezekiel 37:4
- To-morrow
- 2 Kings 7:18 2 Kings 7:19 ; Exodus 8:23 ; Exodus 9:5 Exodus 9:6 14:13 16:12 Joshua 3:5 ; 1 Samuel 11:9 ; Psalms 46:5
- a measure of fine flour
- A {seah} of flour: the {seah} was about two gallons and a half; the shekel 2s
- 4d. at the lowest computation: a wide difference between this and the price of the ass's head.
- 6:25 Revelation 6:6
- of barley
- 4:42 John 6:9
- in the gate of Samaria
- From this it appears that the gates were not only used as courts of judicature, but as market-places
- So Mr. Morier observes: "In our rides we usually went out of the town at the {Derwazeh Shah Abdul Azeem,} or the gate leading to the village of Shah Abdul Azeem, where a market was held every morning, particularly of horses, mules, asses, and camels. At about sun-rise, the owners of the animals assemble and exhibit them for sale. But besides, here were sellers of all sorts of goods, in temporary shops and tents: and this, perhaps, will explain the custom alluded to in 2 ; Ki 7:18