2 Kings 7:18
It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
It happened as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;”
Note 1 seah is about 7 liters or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. In this context, it was probably a silver coin weighing that much.
And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- as the man
- 2 Kings 7:1, 2; 2 Kings 6:32; Genesis 18:14