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2 Kings 6:28

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26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.Select 2 Kings 6:26

27And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?Select 2 Kings 6:27

28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.Select 2 Kings 6:28

29So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.Select 2 Kings 6:29

30And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.Select 2 Kings 6:30

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6:28 The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.’

ASV

6:28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.

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