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


In Context

21 And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, 'Do I smite — do I smite — my father?'

22 And he saith, 'Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'

23 And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.

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

25 and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.

26 And it cometh to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman hath cried unto him, saying, 'Save, 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 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 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.