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The Siege and Famine of Samaria

2 Kings 6:24

In 11 translations

BSB
Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
KJV
¶ And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
WEB
After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
ASV
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
LSV
And it comes to pass afterward, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathers all his camp, and goes up, and lays siege to Samaria,
YLT
And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,
DBY
And it came to pass after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
DRC
And it came to pass after these things, that Benadad king of Syria gathered together all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
GNV
But afterward Ben-hadad King of Aram gathered all his hoste, and went vp, and besieged Samaria.
JPS
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
LXXE
And it came to pass after this, that the son of Ader king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם אֶת־כָּל־מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֕עַל וַיָּ֖צַר עַל־שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ἤθροισεν υἱὸς Ἅδερ βασιλεὺς Συρίας πᾶσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνέβη, καὶ περιεκάθισαν ἐπὶ Σαμάρειαν.

Who and where

👤 Ben-hadad📍 Samaria📍 Syria◆ Prophecies of Elisha

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 20:1Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
  • 1 Kings 22:31Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
  • 2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
  • Deuteronomy 28:52They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.
  • Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
  • 2 Kings 18:9In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
  • 2 Kings 25:1So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all…

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