24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.


In Context

21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

23 And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

26 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 6:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:24Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid siege to Samaria.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:24And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:24And tit came to pass after these things, that Benadad king of Syria gathered together all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24And it came to pass after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:24And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24It happened after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.