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KJV Lexicon And there was a greatgadowl (gaw-dole') great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent famine ra`ab (raw-awb') hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger. in Samaria Shomrown (sho-mer-one') watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine -- Samaria. and behold they besieged tsuwr (tsoor) to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) it until an ass's chamowr (kham-ore') a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass. head ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) was sold for fourscore shmoniym (shem-o-neem') eighty, also eightieth -- eighty(-ieth), fourscore. pieces of silver keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). and the fourth part roba` (ro'-bah) a quarter -- fourth participle of a cab qab (kab) a hollow, i.e. vessel used as a (dry) measure -- cab. of dove's dung dibyown (dib-yone') both (in the plural only and) of uncertain derivation; probably some cheap vegetable, perhaps a bulbous root -- dove's dung. yownah (yo-naw') a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) -- dove, pigeon. charey-yowniym (khar-ay'-yo-neem') excrements of doves {or perhaps rather the plural of a single word charapyown {khar-aw-yone'}; of similar or uncertain derivation, probably a kind of vegetable -- doves' dung. for five chamesh (khaw-maysh') five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece). pieces of silver keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible There was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver. King James Bible And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. Holman Christian Standard Bible So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey's head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove's dung sold for five silver shekels. International Standard Version until there was a great famine throughout Samaria. The siege lasted until a donkey's head cost 80 silver coins and one quarter of a unit of dove's dung cost five silver coins. NET Bible Samaria's food supply ran out. They laid siege to it so long that a donkey's head was selling for eighty shekels of silver and a quarter of a kab of dove's droppings for five shekels of silver. GOD'S WORD® Translation The shortages caused by the blockade of Samaria became so severe that a donkey's head sold for two pounds of silver and a half-pint of dove manure for two ounces of silver. King James 2000 Bible And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. Links 2 Kings 6:252 Kings 6:25 NIV 2 Kings 6:25 NLT 2 Kings 6:25 ESV 2 Kings 6:25 NASB 2 Kings 6:25 KJV |
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