2 Kings 7:1

CHAPTER VII

Elisha foretells abundant relief to the besieged inhabitants

of Samaria, 1.

One of the lords questions the possibility of it; and is

assured that he shall see it on the morrow, but not taste

of it, 2.

Four lepers, perishing with hunger, go to the camp of the

Syrians to seek relief and find it totally deserted, 3-5.

How the Syrians were alarmed, and fled, 6, 7.

The lepers begin to take the spoil, but at last resolve to

carry the good news to the city, 8-11.

The king, suspecting some treachery, sends some horsemen to

scour the country, and see whether the Syrians are not

somewhere concealed; they return, and confirm the report that

the Syrians are totally fled, 12-15.

The people go out and spoil the camp, in consequence of which

provisions become as plentiful as Elisha had foretold, 16.

The unbelieving lord, having the charge of the gate committed

to him, is trodden to death by the crowd, 17-20.

NOTES ON CHAP. VII

Verse 2 Kings 7:1. To-morrow about this time] This was in reply to the desponding language of the king, and to vindicate himself from the charge of being author of this calamity. See the end of the preceding chapter. 2 Kings 6:33.

A measure of fine flour - for a shekel] A seah of fine flour: the seah was about two gallons and a half; the shekel, two shillings and four-pence at the lowest computation. A wide difference between this and the price of the ass's head mentioned above.