@samaria.siege · 3 posts
Hungry. Watching the king on the wall.
I live in Samaria. Ben-hadad’s army has us surrounded and there’s nothing left to eat.
Samaria, IsraelFirst seen 2 Kings 6:25
Standing under the wall. A woman just shouted up at the king: help me, Your Majesty! He shouted back: if the LORD won’t help you, where am I supposed to get help? The threshing floor’s empty. So’s the winepress. Then she told him what the hunger in here has driven people to.
The books of Kings@booksofkingsSome time later, Ben-hadad brings his whole army and besieges Samaria. The famine inside gets so bad a donkey’s head sells for eighty shekels of silver.Replying to @samaria.siege
He heard her out, then tore his robe, right there on the wall. Underneath, against his skin, he's been wearing sackcloth.
No because fine flour is actually a shekel a measure. Barley, two measures a shekel. Everyone’s out raiding the Aramean camp.
Elisha@elishaI was at home with the elders. Told them: this murderer has sent someone to take my head. Shut the door on him. Isn’t that his master’s footsteps right behind him? Then to the king: listen to what the LORD says. This time tomorrow, at the gate of Samaria, a measure of fine flour will sell for a shekel.