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


In Context

21 And the king of Israel said to Eliseus, when he saw them: My father, shall I kill them?

22 And he said: Thou shalt not kill them: for thou didst not take them with thy sword, or thy bow, that thou mayst kill them: but set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

23 And a great provision of meats was set before them, and they ate and drank, and he let them go, and they went away to their master, and the robbers of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

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

25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and so long did the siege continue, till the head of an ass was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cabe of pigeon's dung, for five pieces of silver.

26 And as the king of Israel was passing by the wall, a certain woman cried out to him, saying: Save me, 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 American Standard 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.

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.