2 Kings 6:26

26 One day the king of Israel was walking along the city wall. A woman cried out, "Help! Your majesty!"

2 Kings 6:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 6:26

And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall
To spy out the motion and situation of the enemy, and to give orders for the annoyance of them, and to see that his soldiers did their duty:

there cried a woman to him, saying, help, my lord, O king;
desired his assistance and help in a cause depending between her and another woman.

2 Kings 6:26 In-Context

24 At a later time, this: Ben-Hadad king of Aram pulled together his troops and launched a siege on Samaria.
25 This brought on a terrible famine, so bad that food prices soared astronomically. Eighty shekels for a donkey's head! Five shekels for a bowl of field greens!
26 One day the king of Israel was walking along the city wall. A woman cried out, "Help! Your majesty!"
27 He answered, "If God won't help you, where on earth can I go for help? To the granary? To the dairy?"
28 The king continued, "Tell me your story."
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