2 Kings 6:26

26 One day the king of Israel was walking on top of the wall. A woman cried out to him, "You are my king and master. Please help me!"

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 Some time later, Ben-Hadad gathered his entire army together. Ben-Hadad was the king of Aram. His army marched up and surrounded Samaria. Then they attacked it.

25 There wasn't enough food anywhere in the city. It was surrounded for so long that people had to weigh out two pounds of silver for a donkey's head. They had to weigh out two ounces of silver for half a pint of seed pods.

26 One day the king of Israel was walking on top of the wall. A woman cried out to him, "You are my king and master. Please help me!"

27 The king replied, "If the LORD doesn't help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?"

28 He continued, "What's wrong?" She answered, "A woman said to me, 'Give up your son. Then we can eat him today. Tomorrow we'll eat my son.'