2 Kings 6:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.”

2 Kings 6:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 6:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 6:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!””

2 Kings 6:26 — World English Bible

2 Kings 6:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.”

2 Kings 6:26 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 6:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, `Save, my lord, O king.'”

2 Kings 6:26 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 6:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him saying, Help, my lord O king!”

2 Kings 6:26 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 6:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And as the King of Israel was going vpon the wall, there cryed a woman vnto him, saying, Helpe, my lord, O King.”

2 Kings 6:26 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 6:26 in Context — 2 Kings 6

24 Après cela, Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, ayant rassemblé toute son armée, monta et assiégea Samarie.

25 Il y eut une grande famine dans Samarie; et ils la serrèrent tellement qu’une tête d’âne valait quatre-vingts sicles d’argent, et le quart d’un kab de fiente de pigeon cinq sicles d’argent.

26 Et comme le roi passait sur la muraille, une femme lui cria: Sauve-moi, ô roi, mon seigneur!

27 Il répondit: Si l’Éternel ne te sauve pas, avec quoi te sauverais-je? Avec le produit de l’aire ou du pressoir?

28 Et le roi lui dit: Qu’as-tu? Elle répondit: Cette femme-là m’a dit: Donne ton fils! Nous le mangerons aujourd’hui, et demain nous mangerons mon fils.

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What Does 2 Kings 6:26 Mean?

2 Kings 6:26 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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