2 Kings 6:28
Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- What aileth thee
- Genesis 21:17; Judges 18:23; 1 Samuel 1:8; 2 Samuel 14:5; Psalm 114:5; Isaiah 22:1
- Give thy son
- Leviticus 26:29; Deuteronomy 28:53–57; Isaiah 9:20, 21; Isaiah 49:15; Lamentations 4:10; Ezekiel 5:10; Matthew 24:18–21; Luke 23:29