2 Kings 7:18

18 When the man of God had said to the king, "About this time tomorrow 12 quarts^[a] of barley [will sell] for a shekel^[b] and six quarts^[c] of fine meal [will sell] for a shekel^[d] at the gate of Samaria,"

2 Kings 7:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 7:18

And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the
king, saying
As in ( 2 Kings 7:1 ) , and what he said to the king there, and to the lord, in ( 2 Kings 7:2 ) , are repeated in this and the next verse, that it might be observed how exactly the prophecies were fulfilled.

2 Kings 7:18 In-Context

16 Then the people went out and plundered the Aramean camp. It was then that six quarts of fine meal [sold] for a shekel and 12 quarts of barley [sold] for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.

17 The king had appointed the captain, his right-hand man, to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway. He died, just as the man of God had predicted when the king came to him.

18 When the man of God had said to the king, "About this time tomorrow 12 quarts of barley [will sell] for a shekel and six quarts of fine meal [will sell] for a shekel at the gate of Samaria,"

19 this captain had answered the man of God, "Look, [even if] the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?" Elisha had said, "You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won't eat any of it."

20 This is what happened to him: the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit two seahs
• [b]. About 1/2 ounce (of silver)
• [c]. Lit a seah
• [d]. About 1/2 ounce (of silver)