2 Kings 7:1-4 ▼

1 So Elisha responded, |Listen to this message from the LORD! 'This is what the LORD says: |At about this time tomorrow, in Samaria's city gate, a seah of finely ground flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel.|'|

2 But the royal attendant on whom the king depended responded to the man of God: |Look here! Even if the LORD were to open a window in the sky, how could this happen?| He replied, |No, you look! You'll see it with your eyes, but you won't eat any of it!|

3 Now there happened to be four lepers who were at that very moment at the entrance to the city gate. As they were talking with one another, they said, |Why are we sitting here waiting to die?

4 If we tell ourselves, 'Let's remain in the city,' we'll die there since there's famine in the city. But if we sit here, we'll die, too. So let's go over to the Arameans! If they spare our lives, we'll live, and if they kill us...we're dying anyway!|