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The next day I said to her, &#8216Give up your son so we may eat him,&#8217 but she had hidden him.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said to her, ‘Kill your son so we can eat him,’ but she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him. And on the next day I said to her, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him.’ But she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him’; but she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So we cooked my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him’; but she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, &#8216Give your son, that we may eat him’ but she has hidden her son.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him’; but she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him’; but she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, ‘Give your son so that we may eat him’; but she had hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him, and I said to her the next day, ‘Give up your son, and we will eat him,’ but she has hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him, and I said to her the next day, &#8216Give up your son, and we will eat him,&#8217 but she has hidden her son.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So yesterday we cooked my son and ate him. But today when I went to her house to eat her son, she had hidden him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him. The next day I told her, 'Give up your son. We'll eat him,' but she hid her son."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I told her that we would eat her son, but she had hidden him!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him. The next day, I told her, 'Give me your son so we can eat him!' But she has hidden her son!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ?Give up your son, that we may eat him.? But she had hidden her son.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him. Then I said to her the next day, 'Hand over your son and we'll eat him.' But she hid her son!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, 'Give your son, that we may eat him;' and she has hidden her son."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden her son.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and we boil my son and eat him, and I say to her on the next day, Give your son, and we eat him; and she hides her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and we boil my son and eat him, and I say unto her on the next day, Give thy son, and we eat him; and she hideth her son.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And we shall boil my son, and eat him: and saying to her on the day after, Thou shalt give thy son, and we will eat him: and she will hide her son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day: Give thy son that we may eat him. And she hath hid her son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, we cooked my son, and we ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him.’ But she concealed her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So we boiled my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, ‘Now give up your son that we may eat him.’ But she hid her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son and we will eat him.’ But she has hidden her son.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So we cooked my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him; but she had hidden her son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And we boiled my son and we ate him, and I said to her the next day: ‘Give your son; we shall eat him’, and she hid her son!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So we boiled my son, and ate him; and I said to her on the second day, Give thy son, and let us eat him: and she has hidden her son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/6-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2112" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">The Siege and Famine of Samaria</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’ <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1310.htm" title="1310: wan·nə·ḇaš·šêl (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cp) -- To boil, seethe, grow ripe. A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.">So we boiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wan·nō·ḵə·lê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and ate him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: hā·’a·ḥêr (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">and the next</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">to her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">‘Give up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·nō·ḵə·len·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cp:: 3mse) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">that we may eat him.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/2244.htm" title="2244: wat·taḥ·bi (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To withdraw, hide. A primitive root; to secrete.">But she had hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">her son.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53</a></span><br />Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a></span><br />The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a></span><br />You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Jeremiah 19:9</a></span><br />I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10</a></span><br />As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a></span><br />So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1-2</a></span><br />Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” / But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">2 Kings 7:16-20</a></span><br />Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. / Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him. / It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-2</a></span><br />Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></span><br />“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him: and she has hid her son.</p><p class="hdg">next [heb] other </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/3-26.htm">1 Kings 3:26</a></b></br> Then spake the woman whose the living child <i>was</i> unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, <i>but</i> divide <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></b></br> Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-13.htm">Isaiah 66:13</a></b></br> As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/6-23.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">Give</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">Hideth</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-44.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-9.htm">Secret</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">Boiled</a> <a href="/job/41-20.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Cooked</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Give</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Hideth</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">Secret</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">Elisha, allowing the young prophets to enlarge dwellings, floats an axhead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">He discloses the king of Syria's counsel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is blinded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">The king sends to slay Elisha</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So we boiled my son and ate him</b><br>This phrase is a stark depiction of the dire circumstances during the siege of Samaria by the Arameans. The famine was so severe that it led to acts of cannibalism, which were considered abominable and a sign of extreme desperation. This event fulfills the warnings given in <a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53</a>, where God warned Israel that disobedience would lead to such dire consequences. The act of boiling and eating a child underscores the depth of the crisis and the moral and spiritual decay that had befallen the people. It also serves as a grim reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’</b><br>This part of the narrative highlights the broken trust and the collapse of social and familial bonds during the siege. The agreement between the two women to eat their children on successive days shows the extent of their desperation. It also reflects the fulfillment of prophetic warnings about the horrors that would befall a disobedient nation. The request to "give up your son" is a tragic echo of the earlier agreement, emphasizing the hopelessness and moral confusion that had overtaken the city.<p><b>But she had hidden her son.”</b><br>The woman's decision to hide her son reveals a glimmer of maternal instinct and the innate desire to protect one's offspring, even in the face of starvation. This act of hiding her son can be seen as a desperate attempt to preserve life amidst death. It also introduces a moment of conflict and betrayal, as the initial agreement is broken. This situation illustrates the breakdown of societal norms and the extreme measures people resort to in times of crisis. The narrative serves as a powerful illustration of the consequences of sin and the need for repentance and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_israel.htm">The King of Israel</a></b><br>The unnamed king during this time, likely King Jehoram, who was ruling the Northern Kingdom of Israel. He was faced with a dire situation during the siege of Samaria.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_two_women.htm">The Two Women</a></b><br>These women represent the desperate citizens of Samaria during the siege. Their account highlights the extreme conditions and moral decay resulting from the siege.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which was under siege by the Arameans. The city faced severe famine, leading to desperate acts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_siege_by_arameans.htm">The Siege by Arameans</a></b><br>The Arameans, led by King Ben-Hadad, besieged Samaria, cutting off supplies and causing a severe famine.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha_the_prophet.htm">Elisha the Prophet</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Elisha plays a significant role in the surrounding account, providing hope and divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29</a> serve as a stark reminder of the severe consequences of turning away from God. The Israelites' disobedience led to judgment and suffering, fulfilling the warnings given in the Law.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desperation_and_moral_decay.htm">Desperation and Moral Decay</a></b><br>The moral decay depicted in this passage shows how extreme circumstances can lead to desperate and sinful actions. It challenges us to consider how we respond to crises and the importance of maintaining faith and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty and Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite the dire situation, the broader account reveals God's sovereignty and ability to deliver His people. This encourages believers to trust in God's timing and provision, even when circumstances seem hopeless.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_god's_word.htm">The Role of Prophets and God's Word</a></b><br>Elisha's presence in the account highlights the importance of listening to God's prophets and adhering to His word. It reminds us of the value of seeking divine guidance in times of trouble.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_cannibalism.htm">What does the Bible say about cannibalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israelite_cannibalism.htm">(Leviticus 26:29) Do we have any archaeological or recorded history of Israelites resorting to cannibalism precisely as this curse suggests?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_samaria's_siege_and_cannibalism.htm">2 Kings 6:24-29: Is there any historical or archaeological proof of Samaria's siege and reported cannibalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_2_kings.htm">What are the key events in 2 Kings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">she hath hid her son.</span>--Perhaps to save him. (Comp. <a href="/1_kings/3-26.htm" title="Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her bowels yearned on her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither my nor yours, but divide it.">1Kings 3:26</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So we boiled my son</span> (setup. <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a>, "The hands of the pitiful woman have <span class="accented">sodden</span> their own children"), <span class="cmt_word">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.</span> Some have supposed that the woman concealed her child in order to consume it alone; but it is more probable that, when the time came for carrying out her agreement, she found that she could not give it up, and hid it in order to save it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/6-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So we boiled</span><br /><span class="heb">וַנְּבַשֵּׁ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wan·nə·ḇaš·šêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1310.htm">Strong's 1310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, cooking, to ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ate him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַנֹּֽאכְלֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wan·nō·ḵə·lê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the next</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאַחֵ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’a·ḥêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I said</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֜יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Give up</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and we will eat him.’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·ḵə·len·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But she has hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּחְבִּ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·taḥ·bi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2244.htm">Strong's 2244: </a> </span><span class="str2">To withdraw, hide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her son.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/6-29.htm">2 Kings 6:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/6-29.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 6:29 So we boiled my son and ate (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 6:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 6:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>