II Kings · Chapter 6 King James Version

II Kings 6:26

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The Scripture

(26) And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Elisha caused a lost axe head to float, then revealed the Syrian king's battle plans to Israel and struck a Syrian army with blindness before leading them into Samaria and having them fed and released. The Syrians later besieged Samaria so severely that famine drove some inhabitants to cannibalism, prompting the king of Israel to blame Elisha and seek his death.

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Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

II Samuel 14:4Isaiah 10:3Luke 18:3Acts 21:28

Related verses (shared words)

II Chronicles 14:11II Chronicles 26:6